THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE CENTRAL TOPIC OF AMERICAN AND TURKISH AUTHORITIES

Yerkir
08.01.2007 13:57

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – Although the Turkey-US relations face the question
of the future of Iraq, the Turkish "Radical" considers that the
upcoming discussions of the Armenian Genocide lay in the core of
these relations.

According to the newspaper, the question of participation of the
Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) in the high-level meetings between
Turkish and American authorities is no more important. Instead,
the main topics of these meetings are Iraq, Iran and especially the
possible recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the US Congress.

The newspaper wrote that if before US President George Bush managed
to convince the Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives
not to hold discussions on the Armenian Genocide, then after the
victory of Democrats House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will hardly yield to
Bush pressures. Therefore, the possibility of adoption of an Armenian
bill by the House is extremely high.

The US Government is still considering Turkey’s steps in case of
recognition of the Armenian Genocide and is calculating the damage
to US interests.