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H.Res.106 passage will make Jewish population target of criticism in Turkey
06.10.2007 15:18 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in
the U.S. Congress will irreparably damage the image of the United
States and make the Jewish population a target of criticism in Turkey,
Foreign Minister and Chief EU Negotiator Ali Babacan has said.

"If it is passed, relations with the United States will undoubtedly be
affected very negatively," Babacan said while en route to Turkey from
a visit to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (KKTC) on Thursday
evening. "It will further damage the U.S. image in Turkey. We, as the
government, can’t prevent it no matter what we do."

`Armenian and Jewish lobbies unite forces against Turks,’ he said. `We
have told them that we cannot explain it to the public in Turkey if a
road accident happens. We have told them that we cannot keep the
Jewish people out of this.’

Babacan said there was a `problem of empathy’ that prevents Western
countries from understanding why the issue is a sensitive matter for
Turkey. `They do not understand that this is execution without
trial. They do not understand that 1915 is not a very old date and
that they accuse the grandfathers of dozens of people in Turkey,’ he
said, Zaman reports.