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    OBAMA NOT TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN "GENOCIDE"
    Leyla Tagiyeva

    news.az
    Feb 5 2010
    Azerbaijan

    Rasim Agayev News.Az interviews Azerbaijani political scientist
    Rasim Agayev.

    The USA's director of national intelligence, Dennis Blair, told an
    annual Senate committee hearing on Tuesday that there is a possibility
    of resumption of hostilities between Armenia and Azerbaijan. What
    can you say about this?

    This high-profile statement from the director of US National
    Intelligence can be seen as a message to Armenia and Azerbaijan over
    the unsettled Karabakh conflict that has resulted in the occupation
    of one-fifth of our lands by Armenians. The message is definitely
    prompted by the impatience of the United States at the lack of progress
    in resolution of this conflict. Now we should ask ourselves to whom
    they are addressing this message.

    I think the message is mostly addressed to Armenia. Probably,
    the United States has realized that the scope for compromise on a
    peaceful Karabakh settlement has been exhausted in Azerbaijan. At the
    same time, Armenia occupies the land of their neighbouring state,
    whose territorial integrity is recognized by the whole world, and
    starts to annoy the United States with its non-constructive position
    because it will not comply with US plans for consolidation in the
    South Caucasus region. In addition, the first anniversary of Barack
    Obama's inauguration as president has passed, but none of his election
    promises has been met. This also affects the nature of statements from
    different US officials that send different messages to the countries
    of geopolitical interest to Washington.

    The date 24 April when Armenians worldwide hope that Barack Obama
    will describe the 1915 killings of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey as
    "genocide" is nearing. Do you think Obama will do this?

    It is quite obvious that Barack Obama will not recognize the events in
    Ottoman Turkey as "genocide", like the previous US president. Turkey
    has long been used to living under the threat of recognition of the
    mythical "Armenian genocide" by the US president. This time Turkey
    will also bring all its mechanisms into play to lobby in the United
    States prior to 24 April, which will produce the necessary effect.

    What conclusions should Armenia draw if Barack Obama again does not
    pronounce the word "genocide"?

    Armenia will have to correct its position both on resolution of the
    Karabakh conflict and on further steps to normalize Turkish-Armenian
    relations. They have no other way, while the economic situation in
    the country is poor.
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