BREACH BETWEEN ERDOGAN AND DAVUTOGLU FOR OBAMA’S STATEMENT

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April 26 2010
Armenia

"Despite avoiding the word ‘genocide’ in describing the events of 1915
during his Saturday commemoration statement, U.S. President Barack
Obama’s wording still riled the Turkish Foreign Ministry," Hurriyet
Daily News reads.

Nonetheless, while Turkish FM Ahmet Dvutoglu was upset with Obama’s
statement calling occurring of the World War I "one of the worst
atrocities of the 20th century," Turkish PM put out a positive
statement, that brought out a breach between the Foreign Ministry
and Government.

"Regretfully, it is a statement reflecting a one-sided and mistaken
political view," the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a written
statement on Saturday. "Subjective memories are the biggest enemy of
historical truths. No nation can impose its own memory on others,"
source says.

However, Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed Obama’s
words, stating that the U.S. President "took Turkey’s concerns into
consideration," while Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu declared the
speech was "unacceptable."

"Deniz Baykal, the leader of the main opposition Republican People’s
Party, or CHP, criticized Erdogan for contradicting the Foreign
Ministry. "Turkey voices one reaction in solidarity. Mr. Prime
Minister should advocate for his country, not for what Obama said,"
source quotes Baykal.