PanArmenian News, Armenia
April 24 2009

US Turks applaud President Obama

25.04.2009 20:29 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish Coalition of America, however, offered
praise and thanked the President for refraining to use the word
genocide by withstanding enormous political pressure in this respect.

"We applaud President Obama for deferring to historians to settle the
long-standing debate over the events of 1915-1918," said Lincoln
McCurdy, the group’s president.

"This tragic period in history led to the deaths of hundreds of
thousands of Muslims and Christians alike. President Obama has sent a
clear message to America and the world that his administration will
not sacrifice long-term strategic allies for short-term political
gains."

Obama has sent a clear message to America and the world that his
Administration will not sacrifice a long-term strategic alliance with
Turkey for an issue that cannot be resolved by third parties and is
best addressed jointly by Turks and Armenians, the statement on the
organization’s Web site added, Hurriyet reports.