ANKARA DEEPLY REGRETS OVER OBAMA’S SPEECH
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April 26 2010
Armenia
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu announced U.S. President’s
speech on 95th commemoration of Armenian Genocide was "not quite
right."
"In his speech, Obama described 1915 events as a great tragedy, one
of the worst atrocities of the 20th century. Turkey opposes judging
the history on political motives," Davutoglu said adding that judging
those years is historians’ affair and such historic events should be
judged by the countries, having direct relevance to the issue. Turkish
FM stressed the inadmissibility of such decisions on historical issues
by the executive branch and the Parliament. "We deeply regret over
Obama’s statement, reflecting an inconsistent political decision and
the standpoint of one party only," Davutoglu stated.
As reported previously, Obama avoided the word "genocide" in his
April 24 regular speech on Armenian Remembrance Day. Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA) responded to U.S. President Barack Obama’s
April 24 speech for Armenian Remebrance Day.
"In yet another disgraceful capitulation to Turkey’s threats,
President Obama today once again failed to properly recognize the
Armenian Genocide, offering euphemisms and evasive terminology to
characterize this crime against humanity," reported the Armenian
National Committee of America (ANCA).
U.S. states that recognized Armenian Genocide: Alaska, Nebraska,
Arizona, Nevada, Arkansas, New Hampshire, California, New Jersey,
Colorado, New Mexico, Connecticut, New York, Delaware, North Carolina,
Florida, North Dakota, Georgia, Ohio, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Idaho,
Oregon, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Rhode Island, Kentucky,
South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, Maine, Texas, Maryland, Utah,
Massachusetts, Vermont, Michigan, Virginia, Minnesota, Washington,
Missouri, Wisconsin, Montana.