OBAMA’S VIEWS UNCHANGED

Yerkir
07.04.2009 12:52

Yerevan (Yerkir) – US President Barack Obama’s stance on the Armenian
genocide has not changed. The Radio Liberty has reported that answering
a question by the Chicago Tribune, Obama said: "Well, my views are on
the record and I have not changed those views, "I want to focus not
on my views right now, but on the views of the Turkish and Armenian
people. If they can move forward and deal with a difficult and tragic
history, then I think the entire world should encourage that."

Obama made the same point when he addressed the Turkish parliament
later in the day. "I know there are strong views in this chamber
about the terrible events of 1915, and while there has been a good
deal of commentary about my views, it is really about how the Turkish
and Armenian people deal with the past," he said. "And the best way
forward for the Turkish and Armenian people is a process that works
through the past in a way that is honest, open, and constructive."