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    JOHN SARBANES: U.S. RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE WILL ULTIMATELY ENHANCE ITS RELATIONS WITH TURKEY

    PanARMENIAN.Net
    April 30, 2010 - 12:49 AMT 07:49 GMT

    In Congress, there is significant support for recognizing the Armenian
    Genocide, but sponsors of a resolution to do just that have been
    thwarted by Turkey's relentless lobbying campaign, Congressman John
    Sarbanes writes in his "Why I support recognition of the Armenian
    genocide" piece of opinion published in The Hill.

    "Threatening all manner of retaliation should the resolution pass,
    Turkey has convinced some members that such action would imperil
    Turkish-American relations. The United States should be confident
    enough about the mutual stake both parties have in their relationship
    to know otherwise. Furthermore, the experience of other nations
    suggests there is every reason to believe that America's recognition
    of the Armenian Genocide will ultimately enhance, not damage, its
    relations with Turkey. The European Parliament and the legislatures
    of more than twenty countries including Canada, France, Italy, and
    Russia, have officially recognized the Armenian Genocide. Turkey has
    not halted its attempts to join the European Union, and its political
    and economic relationship with each of these countries has only grown
    since their Genocide recognition," he says.

    "By speaking candidly to our ally, we can encourage Turkey to face
    the dark chapters of its past and abandon the destructive ventures
    of its present, such as the ongoing state-sanctioned discrimination
    against the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the continued occupation of the
    Republic of Cyprus and the disenfranchisement of the Kurdish minority.

    Recognition of the Armenian Genocide can serve as a catalyst in
    securing Turkey's status as a European democracy worthy of full
    European Union membership."

    The article continues saying, "I have heard the common refrain:
    "It's just not a good time." That excuse - and it is only an excuse -
    can always be trotted out based on one or another issue that may be
    pending between the United States and Turkey. But that excuse ignores
    the moral imperative to recognize the Genocide and misunderstands that
    such recognition will actually enhance Turkish-American relations
    and advance America's strategic interests. For the sake of its core
    values and in true furtherance of its strategic interests, the United
    States must take a deep breath, look its ally Turkey in the eye, and
    recognize the tragedy of the Armenian Genocide to be an unambiguous
    fact of history."

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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