THE US ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE ADVISED TURKEY TO GIVE ESTIMATION TO THE TRAGEDIES OF THE PAST

YEREVAN, MARCH 17. ARMINFO. The question of recognizing the fact
of the Armenian Genocide is a very complicated one and it should be
thoroughly attended by both the sides, stated on his visit to Ankara
Daniel Fried, assistant to the US Secretary of State.

‘Zaman’ newspaper notes that Mr. Fried arrived in Turkey together
with Steven Mann, the American Co- Chairman of the Minsk Group, and
met with representatives of the Foreign Ministry of Turkey. After the
meetings Mr. Davies said that the tragedies of the past must be given
an objective estimate and the nations must be mostly concerned by their
future. He said that the position of the United States on this question
is known to everyone and that President Bush will hold a speech about
it in April. Mr. Fried said that US Government’s demand to open the
border with Armenia was also considered on the meeting in Ankara.