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RECOGNIZING 'ARMENIAN GENOCIDE' MAY DAMAGE U.S.-TURKISH RELATIONS: TURKISH PRESIDENT
Trend News Agency
Feb 20 2009
Azerbaijan
If the U.S. Congress discusses a bill to recognize the "Armenian
Genocide," U.S.-Turkish relations may suffer, Turkish President
Abdullah Gul said.
"Discussing a bill on the 'genocide' may damage
Turkish-U.S. relations," the Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper wrote,
citing Gul.
The Turkish president expressed his opinion at a meeting with Deputy
Parliamentary Speaker at the U.S. Senate, Senator Richard Durbin.
Gul said the bill may damage the process of normalizing relations
between Turkey and Armenia.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the Ottoman Empire, Turkey's
predecessor, committed genocide against ethnic Armenians in Anatolia
in 1915.
The Armenian lobby is expected to strengthen their activities to
recognize the event in parliaments around the world in light of the
anniversary of the alleged genocide this April.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Trend News Agency
Feb 20 2009
Azerbaijan
If the U.S. Congress discusses a bill to recognize the "Armenian
Genocide," U.S.-Turkish relations may suffer, Turkish President
Abdullah Gul said.
"Discussing a bill on the 'genocide' may damage
Turkish-U.S. relations," the Turkish Yeni Safak newspaper wrote,
citing Gul.
The Turkish president expressed his opinion at a meeting with Deputy
Parliamentary Speaker at the U.S. Senate, Senator Richard Durbin.
Gul said the bill may damage the process of normalizing relations
between Turkey and Armenia.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the Ottoman Empire, Turkey's
predecessor, committed genocide against ethnic Armenians in Anatolia
in 1915.
The Armenian lobby is expected to strengthen their activities to
recognize the event in parliaments around the world in light of the
anniversary of the alleged genocide this April.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress