WASHINGTON MIGHT KILL ARMENIA-TURKEY RECONCILIATION: TURKISH FM

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Feb 8 2010
Armenia

Turkey is not a country to be spoken on language of pressure with,
Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu said, commenting on tabling of Armenian
Genocide Resolution in U.S. Congress, Hurriyet daily reports.

According to him, it is not sheer coincidence that the issue entered
the agenda here and now. "I do not believe in randomness in politics
and diplomacy," he said. Congress decision contains an element of
pressure, however "all must know that Turkey is not a country to
speak in the language of pressure with."

Davutoglu considers these issues are links in a chain, "Firstly,
RA Constitutional Court passed judgment fully contradicting to the
spirit of the Protocols, secondly RA President Serzh Sargsyan adopted
non-constructive stance on Karabakh conflict in Sochi, and finally –
discussion for so-called ‘genocide’ is scheduled to vote in Congress."

"While signing the Protocols with Armenia, we showed political will
and went for reconciliation. They should not intimidate us by April 24,
if anyone wishes to pressurize us, it is pointless," Foreign Minister
underlined, stressing that Turkey is a sustainable country and makes
decisions based on its national interests.

If U.S. resorts to these measures, Armenia-Turkey reconciliation
process will fail. "It is in the interest of neither Washington, nor
Yerevan or Ankara. Thus, U.S. should be considerate to this issue,
instead of hindering the process with lob.

"Just as Greeks who permanently raise old issues on the threshold of
EU-Turkey summits, Armenians bring up the genocide issue each year
before April 24," Davutoglu concluded.