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    Gaea Times
    April 24 2010


    Armenian Genocide Issue Stalls Peace

    By Arnab Ghosh, Gaea News NetworkApril 24th, 2010

    ARMENIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The reluctance to use the word genocide by
    the USA has made Armenia put a temporary stop to the peace proceeding
    with neighboring Turkey. The country announced on Thursday that owing
    to certain developments it is stalling the peace accords for some time
    though it does not want to abort the proceedings permanently. Muslim
    dominated Turkey and predominantly Christian Armenia share a hostility
    that dates back to the World War One. Last year both the nations
    agreed to open the borders and start peace proceedings to put an end
    to the hostility that have spanned over the decades. The historical
    event of a huge number of Armenians getting killed by Turks in the
    1915 gave birth to the simmering anger the country still bears. The
    USA is trying to bring both the nations striking peace for quite some
    time.

    Armenians are trying to create pressure on the US government to use
    the word genocide to commemorate the anniversary of the massacres.
    However, it seems unlikely given the fact that The USA is not likely
    to alienate Turkey which is a member of NATO. When the Turkish Prime
    Minister said that if Armenia does not strike an acceptable deal with
    Azerbaijan, which is incidentally Turkey's close ally, the proceedings
    would not happen, the Armenians got furious.

    The word genocide assumes maximum importance for the Armenian
    residents who want Turkey to acknowledge that the massive killing that
    took place several decades back was a massacre. The president of
    Armenia, Serzh Sarksyan said that the country is still willing to
    resume peace process.

    http://blog.taragana.com/politics/2010/0 4/24/armenian-genocide-issue-stalls-peace-30800/
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