Erdogan slams Biden’s recognition of Armenian ‘genocide’

Turkish president says Biden’s announcement opened a ‘deep wound’ in bilateral relations between the NATO allies.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has denounced United States President Joe Biden’s recognition of the Armenian genocide as “groundless” and harmful to bilateral ties. Biden’s historic declaration on Saturday at a ceremony commemorating the tragic 1915-17 events has infuriated the US’s NATO ally Turkey, which has said the announcement had opened a “deep wound” in relations that have already been strained over a host of issues. In a televised address on Monday, Erdogan said “the wrong step” would hinder ties and said Turkey still sought to establish “good neighbourly” ties with Armenia.