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Orphan Rug showcase in Washington is connected with tension in
Turkish-US relations, Turkish media report
by Ashot Safaryan
Saturday, October 18, 15:38
Several Turkish media outlets have qualified the White House
Administration's decision to showcase the Orphan Rug as a message
addressed to Turkey.
Ermenihaber reports with reference to Elazigdanhaber that the display
of the Armenian rug symbolizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman
Empire can be considered in the context of the Washington-Ankara
negotiations on the Incirlik military base.
Pentagon insistently urges Turkey to provide its Incirlik base for
attacks on ISIL.
To note, the White House on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports that
it will, in fact, display the Armenian Genocide Orphan Rug as part of
an exhibit at the White House Visitors Center, which will run from
November 18 to 23, reported Representative Adam Schiff.
The exhibit - entitled "Thank you to the United States: Three Gifts to
Presidents in Gratitude for American Generosity Abroad" - will
showcase the Orphan Rug, also known as the Ghazir rug, as well as the
Sevres vase, given to President Herbert Hoover in appreciation for
feeding children in post-World War I France, and the Flowering
Branches in Lucite, given to President Barack Obama in recognition of
American support of the people of Japan after the devastating
earthquake and tsunami in 2010, asbarez reports.
The Armenian Orphan Rug was woven by orphans of the Armenian Genocide
in 1920, and presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 as a
symbol of gratitude for American aid and generosity for U.S.
assistance during the genocide. The rug, which measures 117" x 18'5",
has over 4,000,000 hand-tied knots and took the Armenian girls in the
Ghazir Orphanage of the Near East Relief Society 10 months to weave.
President Coolidge noted that, "The rug has a place of honor in the
White House where it will be a daily symbol of goodwill on earth."
The rug - which has been in storage at the White House for decades -
will be displayed from November 18 to 23 in the White House Visitors
Center.
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Turkish-US relations, Turkish media report
by Ashot Safaryan
Saturday, October 18, 15:38
Several Turkish media outlets have qualified the White House
Administration's decision to showcase the Orphan Rug as a message
addressed to Turkey.
Ermenihaber reports with reference to Elazigdanhaber that the display
of the Armenian rug symbolizing the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman
Empire can be considered in the context of the Washington-Ankara
negotiations on the Incirlik military base.
Pentagon insistently urges Turkey to provide its Incirlik base for
attacks on ISIL.
To note, the White House on Wednesday confirmed earlier reports that
it will, in fact, display the Armenian Genocide Orphan Rug as part of
an exhibit at the White House Visitors Center, which will run from
November 18 to 23, reported Representative Adam Schiff.
The exhibit - entitled "Thank you to the United States: Three Gifts to
Presidents in Gratitude for American Generosity Abroad" - will
showcase the Orphan Rug, also known as the Ghazir rug, as well as the
Sevres vase, given to President Herbert Hoover in appreciation for
feeding children in post-World War I France, and the Flowering
Branches in Lucite, given to President Barack Obama in recognition of
American support of the people of Japan after the devastating
earthquake and tsunami in 2010, asbarez reports.
The Armenian Orphan Rug was woven by orphans of the Armenian Genocide
in 1920, and presented to President Calvin Coolidge in 1925 as a
symbol of gratitude for American aid and generosity for U.S.
assistance during the genocide. The rug, which measures 117" x 18'5",
has over 4,000,000 hand-tied knots and took the Armenian girls in the
Ghazir Orphanage of the Near East Relief Society 10 months to weave.
President Coolidge noted that, "The rug has a place of honor in the
White House where it will be a daily symbol of goodwill on earth."
The rug - which has been in storage at the White House for decades -
will be displayed from November 18 to 23 in the White House Visitors
Center.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=465535A0-56BB-11E4-B58C0EB7C0D21663