Erdogan sidestepped Armenian Genocide questions
11:17 / 12/08/2009
“Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday met with President Barack Obama at the White House, demonstrating a comfortable relationship that worries some Armenian-American activists,” The Kansas City Star newspaper reports.
“The activists and their congressional allies emphasize passing an Armenian genocide resolution. But among U.S. and Turkish strategic thinkers, the long-stalled resolution seems a low priority, if not an outright impediment in the face of bigger problems,” the source informs.
According to the newspaper “Turkey and the United States enjoy a special partnership,” Erdogan told reporters after meeting with Obama. “Terrorism is our common enemy, and we are doing everything in our capacity to ensure success in our joint struggle.”
“Speaking through an interpreter, in an ornate hotel room crowded with Turkish reporters, Erdogan sidestepped questions about whether he explicitly raised the Armenian Genocide resolution issue with Obama. Repeatedly, though, Turkish officials have stressed through diplomatic, political and economic channels,” the source reads.
"The Genocide resolution introduced March 17 by Reps. George Radanovich, R-Calif., and other lawmakers so far has 135 House co-sponsors. The resolution states that “the Armenian Genocide was conceived and carried out by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923, resulting in the deportation of nearly 2,000,000 Armenians, of whom 1,500,000 men, women, and children were killed.”
“Many historians have likewise applied the term 'genocide' but Turkish officials challenge use of the word,” the source outlines.
According to the newspaper “Turkey and the United States enjoy a special partnership,” Erdogan told reporters after meeting with Obama. “Terrorism is our common enemy, and we are doing everything in our capacity to ensure success in our joint struggle.”
“Speaking through an interpreter, in an ornate hotel room crowded with Turkish reporters, Erdogan sidestepped questions about whether he explicitly raised the Armenian Genocide resolution issue with Obama. Repeatedly, though, Turkish officials have stressed through diplomatic, political and economic channels,” the source reads.
"The Genocide resolution introduced March 17 by Reps. George Radanovich, R-Calif., and other lawmakers so far has 135 House co-sponsors. The resolution states that “the Armenian Genocide was conceived and carried out by the Ottoman Empire from 1915 to 1923, resulting in the deportation of nearly 2,000,000 Armenians, of whom 1,500,000 men, women, and children were killed.”
“Many historians have likewise applied the term 'genocide' but Turkish officials challenge use of the word,” the source outlines.
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