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    'SOONER OR LATER THE US WILL RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE'

    Azg/arm
    2 April 05

    Abdullah Gul, Turkish foreign minister, said during the meeting with
    his Swiss counterpart, Micheline Calmy Rey, that the accusations of
    the genocide are unacceptable statements made by the representatives
    of the Armenian Diaspora that try to spoil Turkey's relations with
    other countries.

    Gul meant the EU states and the US. It is known that the EU countries
    demand from Turkey to take steps for recognition of the Armenian
    Genocide to get EU membership. As for the US it expresses readiness to
    recognize the genocide. Paul Wolfowitz, the US secretary for defense,
    touched upon the readiness of America to recognize the Armenian
    Genocide.

    On March 31 Turkish Miliet published the interview of Ross Vartian,
    chairman of the Armenian Assembly of America, where he touched upon
    the steps taken by their Assembly and the members of the
    Armenian-American Friendship group at the House of Representatives at
    the US Congress. The interview was given in Washington to the
    correspondent of Miliet Yasemin Congar.

    In response to the question about the new formula of the genocide's
    recognition, Mr. Vartian emphasized its similarity with the formula
    that was excluded from the agenda of the House of Representatives on
    October 19, 2000 by the instruction of Bill Clinton. He said that the
    formula will be submitted to the US Congress on April 20. Vartian
    added that the new formula will be published at Conference of "90th
    Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide." The conference will be held by
    the American Armenian Organizations, the US embassy to Armenia and the
    Armenian-American friendship group at the House of Representatives at
    the US Congress.

    Vartian touched upon the Turkish-Armenian contradictions and pointed
    out the notorious article by Robert Pollock. He said that sooner or
    later the US will do what other states did in the issue of the
    Armenian Genocide, adding that "France recognized the Genocide but
    that didn't spoil the Turkish-French relations at all."

    He found the suggestion of the Turkish officials to discuss the issues
    of the genocide, explaining that with the fact that the historians had
    done it long ago and come to certain conclusion. As for the
    correspondent's question about statement Vigen Chitechian's, RA
    ambassador to CE, statement, Vartian said: "Let him ask about that
    from Yerevan. The recognition of the Armenian Genocide is one of the
    primary issues of Armenia's foreign policy. Every year on April 24
    over 1 million of people visit the Monument to the Armenian
    Genocide. We, the Armenian Diaspora, do not feel hostility against the
    Turks."

    In response to the questions concerning Turkey's territorial
    integrity, the Armenian-Turkish relations, Vartian didn't exclude that
    the recognition may cause certain consequences for Turkey. "But the
    consequences of the recognition doesn't concern Diaspora. This is up
    to Yerevan and Ankara to decide. As for the territorial claims, the
    Armenian authorities have unilaterally stated about respecting the
    territorial integrity of Turkey. Armenia and Turkey should be able to
    discuss all the existing issues. It is necessary to open the border.
    The recognition of the Armenian Genocide can be no precondition for
    the improvement of the relations between Yerevan and Ankara. The
    recognition ofthe Genocide will take place when the Turkish people
    want that and when they make the Turkish government do that. The
    external pressure will yield no results. Turkey is gradually changing,
    questioning the history, otherwise Orhan Pamuk would not be able to
    publicly speak about the massacre of 1 million 500 thousand of
    Armenians," Vartian underscored.

    By Hakob Chakrian
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