OBAMA: IT IS UP TO TURKEY, ARMENIA TO RESOLVE HISTORY ROW

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07.04.2009 11:09

US President Barack Obama, on an official two-day visit to Turkey,
delivered a speech in the Turkish Parliament in Ankara yesterday.

US President Barack Obama called on Turkey to address the killings
of Armenians in eastern Anatolia nearly a century ago but gave clear
signs that he would stay out of the debate, saying it is up to Turkey
and Armenia to deal with history, Today’s Zaman reported.

"History is often tragic. But if unresolved, it can be a heavy
weight. Each country must work through its past," Obama said in an
address to the Turkish Parliament, noting that although there are
strong views on the issue, Turkey should face its past. He said,
however, it was not up to him to resolve the dispute.