Fried: Armenian Genocide Allegations is a Complicated Issue

Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
March 17 2006

Daniel Fried, the US Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian
Affairs, said the Armenian genocide allegations is a “complicated
issue” and must be examined by the parties in a courageous way.

Fried together with Upper Karabag (Karabagh) problem negotiator Steven
Mann met Turkish Foreign Ministry officials yesterday.

Speaking after the talks Fried said, “Tragedies of the past must be
handled with courage and nations must look at their futures.”

The US diplomat underlined he has no message about the Turkey-Armenia
relations, indicating the US’s attitude towards the issue is
well-known, and President George W. Bush will probably make a relevant
statement on the issue this April as he does every year.

The American official added the issue of Washington’s demand of
opening the Turkish-Armenian border also came to the agenda during
the contacts.