TURKEY BLACKMAILS U.S. PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS

PanARMENIAN.Net
30.01.2008 13:49 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Levent Bilman, spokesman for the Turkish Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, said Turkey "feels regret over recent statements
of the U.S. presidential candidates supporting the Armenian stance
on the events of 1915."

The press release issued by Bilman said, "The attempts to cast a shadow
over our history in the name of competition among candidates within
a political party, deeply hurts the Turkish nation. We invite the U.S.

presidential candidate nominees to act responsibly in regards to both
the past and future, to pay attention not to hurt an ally country
and its nation with baseless statements, and keep in mind in this
respect the delicacy of the Turkish-American relations," Anatolia
News Agency reports.

Democrat presidential hopefuls Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and
John Edwards voiced support for the Armenian Genocide resolution and
pledged to recognize the Armenian Genocide if elected President.