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    THE HARSHNESS AND SHARPNESS OF OBAMA'S SPEECH WAS UNEXPECTED
    Anna Nazaryan

    "Radiolur"
    07.04.2009 15:29

    Yesterday's speech of President Obama on the Armenian Issue was harsh
    and sharp, and it was unexpected, Suren Manukyan, Deputy Director of
    the Armenian Genocide Museum Institute, told a pres conference today.

    Suren Manukyan considers that the hints Turkey drops about the signing
    of an agreement on the establishment of Armenian-Turkish relations,
    opening of the border and creation of a joint commission come to
    substitute Barack Obama's pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

    "I think we will gain nothing from that agreement, while it will give
    much to Turkey, because in 15 years those in Turkey will probably
    understand the ineffectiveness of today's policy, i.e. they will
    understand that the closed border has not solved the issue it was
    supposed to solve: Armenia has not been destroyed."

    Turkologist Ruben Safrastyan considers that the process of recognition
    of the Armenian Genocide yields to the processes of opening of the
    border and establishment of Armenian Turkish relations.

    "Recently Turks have been pushing forward the question of opening
    of the border and, thereby solving a very important issue, i.e. the
    official refusal from territorial claims. If we recognize the Kars
    Agreement, we thus refuse from any territorial claims, while in case
    of recognition of the Armenian Genocide some threat will still continue
    bothering the Turkish state and authorities," Safrastyan said.
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