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  • BAKU: USA to Send Pro-armenian Message to Turkey

    Ïðàî ûáîðà, Azerbaijan
    Democratic Azerbaijan
    Feb 9 2007

    USA to Send Pro-armenian Message to Turkey
    09.02.2007

    Daniel Fried: `Ankara should establish relations with Yerevan'
    US government send message to official Ankara in connection with
    situation in Turkey, assassination of Grant Dink, well-known article
    ¹301and relations between Turkey and Armenia. US Secretary of State
    Assistant on Europe and Asia, Danial Fried, in interview for
    `Milliyat' newspaper expressed his solidarity with Turks advocating
    removal of `article ¹301'. Accordingly to D. Fried this article seems
    like historical mistake.
    D. Fried also touched upon assassination of journalist of Armenian
    origin, Grant Dink: `Dink didn't humiliate Turks he represented the
    best parts of Turkish history. No murder can be taken as
    demonstration of nationalism. This quality is peculiar to small
    nations, not great nation'.
    D. Fried informed that Turks represents great nation, having added
    that this nation doesn't need `article ¹301': `All nations undergo
    nationalism. And Turkey's being nationalistic state or not is not the
    case, the case is whether leaders will undertake any steps in
    connection with this issue. At the same time all leaders of our
    country declared that America can't exist within such conditions.
    However to do so availability of moral leaders is needed'.
    D. Fried underlined that against background of recent developments
    normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia is possible.
    Accordingly to diplomat Ankara should stretch helping hand to
    Yerevan: `I guess that Dink's will rejoice if relations of Ankara and
    Yerevan normalize'.
    D. Fried expressed his view concerning discussion of draft bill on
    `Armenian genocide' by US House of Representatives. He thinks that US
    government will explain Congress that this document will bring no
    positive results for Turkish and Armenian relations. At the same time
    D. Fried stressed that Turkey should stand its ground not deviating
    from historical facts.
    In turn authoritative representative of US Secretary of State, M.
    Bryza, also expressed his view in connection with the so-called
    `genocide of Armenians'. Accordingly to him adoption of the said
    draft bill may seriously blow on relations between USA and Turkey. As
    M. Bryza said White House representatives are working with Congress
    representatives to prevent adoption of the said document.
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