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Turkey to prepare diplomatic relations with Armenia?
14.04.2007 15:05 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey, long under international pressure to
recognize the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Turks during World War
I, is prepared to take a diplomatic initiative in the coming days or
weeks to force some influential countries, such as the U.S., Britain
and Russia, to take concrete action to enable Armenia to accept a
Turkish proposal for the establishment of a joint commission of
historians that will investigate the genocide allegations in depth.
Turkey’s possible initiative comes as European Union term president
Germany reportedly has prepared a draft resolution that will penalize
those in EU countries who even describe the Armenian Genocide as a
deportation. Today’s Zaman reminds the Armenian Genocide issue is
pending in the Democrat-controlled U.S. Congress. The Turkish
newspaper also reminds that almost 19 countries in the world have
already recognized the Armenian Genocide, while a majority of
U.S. states recognize the genocide allegations. `It is hard to
understand why the influential states of the world have been doing
nothing to convince Armenia to agree to the joint commission, which
could also be open to the historians of third party countries,’ a
Turkish government source speaking to Today’s Zaman stated.