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Turkish President criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama statement on
Armenian Genocide
2009-04-25 16:15:00
ArmInfo. Turkish President Abdullah Gul criticized U.S. President
Barack Obama's statement on the Armenian Genocide. As Turkish mass
media report, Gul expressed discontent as Obama failed to mention
"slain Turks during 1915 incidents".
"There are some parts in the Obama's statement that I disagree. There
hundreds of thousands Turks and Muslims who lost their lives in
1915. Therefore he should have shared the pain of everybody who lost
their lives," Gul was quoted as saying by the state- run Anatolian
Agency. The Turkish opposition also expressed its displeasure with
Obama's statement.
The leader of Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, Devlet Bahceli, also
said Saturday that the statement is "harsh and unacceptable". To note,
Turkish organizations of the USA welcomed the US president's
statement.
Armenian Genocide
2009-04-25 16:15:00
ArmInfo. Turkish President Abdullah Gul criticized U.S. President
Barack Obama's statement on the Armenian Genocide. As Turkish mass
media report, Gul expressed discontent as Obama failed to mention
"slain Turks during 1915 incidents".
"There are some parts in the Obama's statement that I disagree. There
hundreds of thousands Turks and Muslims who lost their lives in
1915. Therefore he should have shared the pain of everybody who lost
their lives," Gul was quoted as saying by the state- run Anatolian
Agency. The Turkish opposition also expressed its displeasure with
Obama's statement.
The leader of Nationalist Movement Party, or MHP, Devlet Bahceli, also
said Saturday that the statement is "harsh and unacceptable". To note,
Turkish organizations of the USA welcomed the US president's
statement.