Senator Mark Kirk has submitted five pointed questions to US Ambassador to Turkey nominee John Bass in order to bring clarity to US policy on both the Armenian Genocide and the growing movement to secure Turkey’s return of stolen Christian churches and religious properties, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

“We want to thank Senator Kirk for shining much-needed sunlight on Ambassador-designate Bass’s nomination.

“We look forward to sharing the responses to Senator Kirk’s questions as soon as they are made publicly available,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian.

In his formal testimony, Ambassador Designate Bass had used words such as “shared history,” in terms of the Armenian Genocide, and praised then Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s April 23 open letter to Armenians.