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Anadolu Agency, Turkey
April 25 2012
Turkey says US president's remarks over Armenian allegations regrettable
Ankara, 24 April: Turkey said remarks by US President Barack Obama
made earlier on Tuesday to mark the alleged anniversary of the
incidents of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire were regrettable.
"US President Barack Obama's April 24 remarks are regrettable and they
are a distortion of historical facts," a statement from the Turkish
Foreign Minister said.
The statement said Obama's remarks put forward a baseless stance that
reflected the Armenian views over a painful moment of the joint
history of Turks and Armenians.
The statement said Obama's remarks were driven by domestic political
concerns and they made it difficult to normalize relations between
Turkey and Armenia.
The statement said as an important ally the US should have make
constructive contributions towards a solution and encourage the
Armenian side to be more realistic and compromising instead of
assuming an approach that damaged Turkish-US relations.
April 25 2012
Turkey says US president's remarks over Armenian allegations regrettable
Ankara, 24 April: Turkey said remarks by US President Barack Obama
made earlier on Tuesday to mark the alleged anniversary of the
incidents of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire were regrettable.
"US President Barack Obama's April 24 remarks are regrettable and they
are a distortion of historical facts," a statement from the Turkish
Foreign Minister said.
The statement said Obama's remarks put forward a baseless stance that
reflected the Armenian views over a painful moment of the joint
history of Turks and Armenians.
The statement said Obama's remarks were driven by domestic political
concerns and they made it difficult to normalize relations between
Turkey and Armenia.
The statement said as an important ally the US should have make
constructive contributions towards a solution and encourage the
Armenian side to be more realistic and compromising instead of
assuming an approach that damaged Turkish-US relations.