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    OBAMA ENCOURAGED BY ONGOING DIALOGUE BETWEEN ARMENIA AND TURKEY

    armradio.am
    06.04.2009 16:54

    U.S. President Barack Obama said Monday his views on the 1915 incidents
    remain unchanged but that he was encouraged by the ongoing dialogue
    between Turkey and Armenia, Hurriyet Daily reported.

    "My views (on 1915 incidents) are not changed. What I have been
    encouraged by is a series of negotiations in place between Armenia
    and Turkey to resolve outstanding issues. I want to be as encouraging
    as possible in moving negotiations move forward," Obama told at the
    joint press conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul.

    "I want to focus not on my views right now, but on the views of the
    Turkish and Armenian people. If they can move forward... the entire
    world should encourage them," Obama added.

    Gul said Turkey is ready to face with the historic events and
    reiterated his country's proposal of forming a commission of academics
    and historians to investigate the issue. "These historic issues were
    brought on the agenda on political grounds, mostly by the diaspora,
    who wants to protect its own identity," he said.

    Turkey is in talks with Armenia to normalize relations and he was
    hopeful for a positive outcome, Gul added.
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