TURKISH DIPLOMAT SAYS ARMENIANS WOULD NOT STOP AFTER GENOCIDE RECOGNITION

Yerkir
23.02.2010 12:59

Yerevan (Yerkir) – In case the Turkish-Armenian protocols enter a
deadlock, the processes in the United States will continue in two
directions," former Turkish ambassador to the United States Faruk
Logoglu has said in an interview with the Turkish newspaper Hurriyyet.

He said the first direction is Obama’s speech on April 24: "This speech
is of a great importance. However, Obama will hardly use the notion of
‘genocide’ as it may endanger the relations with Turkey.

According to Logoglu, the second direction is the US Congress. He
noted that the Armenian lobby and their political supporters intensify
pressure on the Congress for adoption of a bill to recognize the
Armenian genocide. He said that the chances of Armenian supporters
are high this time because the "so-called Armenian rapprochement"
has entered a deadlock.

He also said that the Armenians will not stop on the adoption of
the bill on genocide in the Congress because the principles fixed in
the Constitution and Declaration of Independence of Armenia are not
limited with the recognition of genocide. "It will then be the time
of territorial claims, demands for material compensation and other
claims that Armenians will put to Turkey".