ERDOGAN HOPES OBAMA WON’T RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
06.11.2008 15:39 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Commenting on the election of Barack Obama the
president of the United States, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said changes of the U.S. and Turkish administrations have
never altered the nature of bilateral relations between the countries,
which are based on mutual strategic interests.
He said relations with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s
administration should continue in the same vein as before.
Erdogan also said he expects certain ideas expressed by Obama during
his election campaign to remain just part of electioneering and
will not be developed further by the White House in the new term, in
apparent reference to the strong pledges made by Obama to officially
recognize the Armenian Genocide.
"The burden on the shoulders of the United States is very different
compared to other countries, as it is a strong country with more
opportunities in its hands. Obama will carry such a burden at a time of
global crisis. The U.S. has a much larger responsibility to contribute
to global peace. At this point, we must assess some rhetoric that
appeared during the election campaign that we hope was limited to the
campaign and will remain there," the Prime Minister added, referring to
Obama’s approach toward the Armenian Genocide, Today’s Zaman reports.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
