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    TURKEY'S EU MINISTER ASSESSES OBAMA'S STATEMENT

    Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey
    April 24, 2013 Wednesday

    Bagis said on Obama's statement about 1915 incidents that they should
    focus on common interests.

    WASHINGTON

    Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator Egemen Bagis
    touched on the US President Barack Obama's April 24 statement regarding
    1915 incidents and said, "We have to look beyond words. We have to
    focus on common interests."

    "Unfortunately, today, the Armenian diaspora extorts the actual
    national interests of Armenia," added Bagis, who is currently in
    Washington.

    Bagis stated Turkish Americans and Armenian Americans tried their best
    in order to form a lobby at the White House and at the US Department
    of State for which words Obama would use in the official statement
    about 1915 incidents.

    "I think we have to look beyond just the words and statement in
    this topic. We have to focus onto common interests. Unfortunately,
    today, the Armenian diaspora extorts the actual national interests
    of Armenia," underscored Turkish minister.

    Bagis noted that an open and wide understanding was a must to have,
    and if it was not there, it would have wrong outcomes.

    "We all have to focus on the future with a long-term vision; we have
    to come over some problems", stated Bagis.

    Furthermore, within the scope of his US visit, Bagis came together
    with the EU Ambassador to the United States Joao Vale de Almeida and
    ambassadors of EU states to the United States.

    Later on, Bagis will receive the Deputy US Trade Representative and
    Ambassador Miriam Sapiro and representatives from the Jewish community
    and attend dinner to beb hosted by Turkey's Ambassador in Washington
    Namik Tan in his honor.

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