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Journal of Turkish Weekly
April 27 2013
Obama's "one-sided approach" on Armenian issue
By Ebru Ã-zarslan
27 April 2013
JTW
Again on 24 April 2013, in Armenia, `quasi genocide' was memorialized.
During the ceremonies, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan made
harsh declarations to the detriment of Turkey about the so-called
genocide. While the Vice President of the Armenian Assembly accused PM
of Turkey ErdoÄ?an and President Gül for not being sincere, Russian
Ambassador of Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko supported the claims of the
Vice President of Assembly and said that "this genocide will not be
forgotten and all Russian society will be informed about that".
Amid harsh reactions put forth by the Muslims of Caucasus and Turkish
public against Armenian allegations, Obama didn't use the term
`genocide' in his speech and he preferred to use the term `great
disaster' ( Meds Yeghern) instead once again in this year's annual
message.
Hürriyet Dailiy News reported on April 24 that Obama made the
following remarks regarding the anniversary of the so-called genocide:
`Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern and honor those who perished in
one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Ninety-eight years
ago, 1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their deaths
in the final days of the Ottoman Empire.' President added that his
view about this issue had not changed.
After the comments of Obama about the Armenian issue, Turkish Foreign
Ministiry responded by referring Obama's statements as the expression
of a `one-sided approach'.
President Obama used the same term `great disaster' rather than
genocide again in his relevant annual message last year.
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/149637/obama-s-one-sided-approach-on-armenian-issue.html
From: A. Papazian
April 27 2013
Obama's "one-sided approach" on Armenian issue
By Ebru Ã-zarslan
27 April 2013
JTW
Again on 24 April 2013, in Armenia, `quasi genocide' was memorialized.
During the ceremonies, the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan made
harsh declarations to the detriment of Turkey about the so-called
genocide. While the Vice President of the Armenian Assembly accused PM
of Turkey ErdoÄ?an and President Gül for not being sincere, Russian
Ambassador of Armenia Vyacheslav Kovalenko supported the claims of the
Vice President of Assembly and said that "this genocide will not be
forgotten and all Russian society will be informed about that".
Amid harsh reactions put forth by the Muslims of Caucasus and Turkish
public against Armenian allegations, Obama didn't use the term
`genocide' in his speech and he preferred to use the term `great
disaster' ( Meds Yeghern) instead once again in this year's annual
message.
Hürriyet Dailiy News reported on April 24 that Obama made the
following remarks regarding the anniversary of the so-called genocide:
`Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern and honor those who perished in
one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Ninety-eight years
ago, 1.5 million Armenians were massacred or marched to their deaths
in the final days of the Ottoman Empire.' President added that his
view about this issue had not changed.
After the comments of Obama about the Armenian issue, Turkish Foreign
Ministiry responded by referring Obama's statements as the expression
of a `one-sided approach'.
President Obama used the same term `great disaster' rather than
genocide again in his relevant annual message last year.
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/149637/obama-s-one-sided-approach-on-armenian-issue.html
From: A. Papazian