ACCORDING TO GIRO MANOYAN’S PREDICTION, BARACK OBAMA’S APRIL 24 ADDRESS WILL ESSENTIALLY DIFFER FROM PREVIOUS U.S. PRESIDENTS’ ADDRESSES
NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 8, 2009
YEREVAN
If being in Turkey U.S. President Barack Obama stated that he did
not renounce his view regarding the Armenian Genocide, then in his
own country he will be more brave and will use the word "genocide"
in his April 24 address. Giro Manoyan, the Responsible Person of ARFD
Hay Dat and Political Affairs Office, gave assurance at the April 8
press conference. In his words, B. Obama has a problem of respecting
his preelection promise, which means that his address will essentially
differ from the addresses of the previous U.S. Presidents. And if
nevertheless B. Obama does not pronounce the word "genocide," according
to G. Manoyan, he will have a problem of confidence in his relations
with the Armenian community of U.S. Analysing B. Obama’s statement that
he does not wish to hinder improval of Armenian-Turkish relations,
the ARFD figure supposed that U.S. was threatened and blackmailed
by Turkey.
Touching upon Armenian-Turkish relations, G. Manoyan gave assurance
that an interstate document will be signed between Turkey and Armenia
and the border will be opened by the end of 2009. In his words, by
establishing close relations with Armenia Turkey endangers its allied
relations with Azerbaijan. According to G. Manoyan, the evidence
of it is the fact that Azerbaijan’s President refused to leave for
Istanbul the other day. "However, at the same time Turkish officials
understand that without establishment of diplomatic relations with
Armenia they cannot strengthen their positions in the region,"
G. Manoyan said. Therefore, as the speaker concluded, even if RA
President Serzh Sargsyan did not undertake football diplomacy, Turkey
itself would take the first step aimed at warming the relations.