KADRI GURSEL: U.S. USES GENOCIDE ISSUE AS A TOOL TO MAKE TURKEY RATIFY PROTOCOLS
/PanARMENIAN.Net/
17.12.2009 14:11 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ U.S. recognition of the Armenian Genocide and
adoption of a relevant resolution in Congress is a pressure mechanism
used by Washington to force Turkey into ratification of protocols,
Milliyet Turkish newspaper columnist Kadri Gursel said.
"Although Turkish and Azeri public pressure on Ankara can prevent
ratification, Turkey might risk it, basing on some other factors,"
the Turkish journalist told a news conference in Yerevan.
As Gursel noted, the issues above are interconnected. " U.S. House
and Senate Resolutions on recognition of the Armenian Genocide are
like the Sword of Damocles hanging over Ankara. To prevent Congress
from adopting the resolution, President Obama should assure the
Congressmen that Turkey will ratify the protocols," he said.