The New Anatolian, Turkey
Aug 23 2007
USA opposes attempts to make political determinations on terminology
of 1915 incidents
The New Anatolian / Ankara
23 August 2007
The U.S. Department of State reiterated on Wednesday that it opposes
attempts to make political determinations on the terminology of 1915
incidents.
"Our policy remains," said Gonzalo Gallegos, the spokesman of the
U.S. Department of State during his daily press briefing when
commenting on Anti-Defamation League’s decision to acknowledge 1915
incidents as "genocide".
"We mourn the victims of the tragic events of 1915, call on Turks and
Armenians to come to terms with the past through candid and heartfelt
dialogue. We oppose attempts to make political determinations on the
terminology of this tragedy," he added.