{"id":89203,"date":"2011-04-25T12:57:07","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T07:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=89203"},"modified":"2011-04-25T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T08:14:23","slug":"turkeys-foreign-ministry-considers-obamas-april-24-statement-to-be-dishonest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2011\/04\/25\/turkeys-foreign-ministry-considers-obamas-april-24-statement-to-be-dishonest.html","title":{"rendered":"Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Considers Obama’s April 24 Statement to be ‘Dishonest’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that US President Barack Obama’s Apr. 23, 2011 statement<\/span><\/strong><\/a> took a one-sided approach regarding the painful page of the Turkish and Armenian peoples’ common history, according to a statement issued by Turkey’s foreign ministry, reports Anadolu Ajansi<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The statement distorts the facts. Therefore, we find it problematic and deeply regret it,” reads the statement by Turkey’s foreign ministry.<\/p>\n

Ankara notes that such statements serve no purpose other than making it difficult for Armenians and Turks to reach a just memory.<\/p>\n

“We expect the US not to complicate, but to assist in accelerating the Armenia-Turkey normalization process and support the historical studies. By displaying a partisan view on historical pains, such statements cannot assist in establishing peace and the peoples’ common future.”<\/p>\n

The foreign ministry statement adds: “Despite attempts to interfere with the writing of history, considering current political Interests, we will remain committed to our approach: to reach a just memory and to build our common future with Armenians on this basis.”<\/p>\n

Note, Turkish foreign minister Ahmed Davutoglu personally commented on Obama’s statement, saying “such dishonest statements will further complicate efforts to recover just memories in the common history of Armenians and Turks.”<\/p>\n

Davutoglu added that the United States shouldn’t disrupt Armenian-Turkish relations “with one-sided and politically motivated statements.”<\/p>\n

Recall, during his address<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, Obama used the expression “Medz Yeghern” (meaning Great Tragedy) three times to describe the Armenian Genocide of 1915.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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