ERDOGAN SHOULD NOT CANCEL HIS UPCOMING VISIT TO US: HUFFINGTON POST
Tert.am
14:27 â~@¢ 10.03.10
Once again, as has been the case every spring for years, the debate
over whether the ethnic clashes against the Armenians in the break
up of the Ottoman Empire amounted to genocide has made it into the
US political arena for Congress to weigh in, writes Alon Ben-Meir in
The Huffington Post, referring to the recent resolution by the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs to officially recognize actions against
the Armenians in 1915 as genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks.
"Not only will this vote undermine the reconciliation process between
Turkey and Armenia, but it threatens the US-Turkish relationship
at a time when Turkey is playing a critical role aiding the US and
the Middle East peace process… If genocide was in fact committed,
it should be left to an international investigative tribunal, not
politicians who need to be reelected every two years," reports the
publication.
According to The Huffington Post, it is more important that the
Turkish government, who acted out fervently against the US government
following the resolution, come to grips with the separation of power
in the United States.
"Both President Obama and Secretary Clinton have come out strongly
against the resolution — albeit last minute — yet they cannot
control the votes or the agenda of Congress. Under no circumstance
should Prime Minister Erdogan cancel his upcoming visit to the US,
as he should use this opportunity to present his case and prove that
Turkey is capable of handling the disputes with Armenia without US
congressional intervention," concludes the Post.