ERDOGAN RECOMMENDS OBAMA AND MCCAIN TO CONSIDER TURKEY’S POSITION ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
28.10.2008 14:56 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent two
foreign policy officials to meet the advisors of both U.S. presidential
candidates Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain in the
United States, Hurriyet daily reports.
Ahmet Davutoglu, chief foreign policy advisor to Erdogan and Suat
Kiniklioglu, deputy chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of
the Turkish parliament are instructed to convey Turkey’s stance on
a number of crucial issues, including PKK terrorism, the Armenian
Genocide issue, Cyprus and other regional problems, to the advisors
of both candidates.
The officials are also expected to reiterate Turkey’s aspiration to
continue cooperation against the PKK and reaffirm that their country
looks favorably on the territorial integrity of Iraq.
Davutoglu and Kinikoglu would also seek U.S. support to Turkey’s
proposal for the Caucasus Cooperation Platform.
Turkey would also urge the U.S. presidential candidates to consider
Turkey’s position on the Armenian Genocide.