ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RECOGNITION BY U.S. WILL MAKE TURKEY FACE ITS HISTORY

PanArmenian News Network
July 18 2005

18.07.2005 07:46

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ “We appreciate the efforts by the United States
government to promote regional cooperation in South Caucasus, as it
will increase the prosperity and development in the entire region”,
Armenian Ambassador to the U.S. Tatul Margarian stated. In his
words, the United States remains engaged with our neighbor Turkey
by continuously urging that country to contribute positively to
the development of South Caucasus by lifting the blockade on and
normalizing its relations with Armenia. “Nevertheless, the continued
denial by Turkey of not only the past but also the current realities,
and, first of all, its refusal to establish normal relations with
and its blockade of Armenia leaves with no choice but to pursue
the resolution of all bilateral problems within the international
framework. In this context, in addition to European countries, the
recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the United States will make
the message even stronger and more unanimous that Turkey has to face
its history. It has the potential to contribute to stimulating the
Turkish society to discuss this issue in a vigorous and democratic
manner”, he said, Armenpress news agency reports.