PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH WAS PRUDENT, CONVINCING AND IMPRESSIVE IN SENSE OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AS WELL
- Thanks to the US President Barack Obama's historical visit to Turkey, the Armenian Genocide issue, stimulated by the Turkish press in the recent months, again appeared on the agenda of the official Ankara.
Therefore, the question becomes pivotal and the other details of the US President's visit remain under the shade.
All of these are directly conditioned by the joint press conference of the US and Turkish Presidents, as well as the US President's speech at the Turkish Parliament (Mejlis).
Obama-Gul meeting lasted 80 minutes instead of the preliminary planned 35 minutes. And at the joint press conference besides the Armenian Genocide issue only the PKK issue was raised that the Turkish newspapers didn't even consider it necessary to touch upon.
What about President Obama's speech at Mejlis, it lasted 26 minutes when he, according to Milliet's author Hasan Jamal, tried to pull in either one or the other direction.
In his speech Barack Obama considered Turkey as an important ally of the United States and US-Turkish relations as a model for the other countries. He touched upon the Middle East peaceful settlement process leading to establishment of Palestinian independent statehood. He also spoke of the Iranian nuclear program mentioning that the USA had never been and will not be at war with Islam. He identified the PKK with Al Ghaida and raised the issue of necessary cooperation of Turkey with the Kurdish authorities of Kurdistan, Northern Iraq. He touched upon the Kurdish issue as well as the freedom of press and ethnic minorities issues in Turkey. Obama underlined settlement of Cyprus issue and necessity of reopening of the Greek theological academy in Istanbul.
And finally, within the framework of the Armenian Genocide he highlighted regulation of Armenian-Turkish relations and opening of the Armenian border of Turkey.
Before we touch upon the part of President Obama's speech related to the Armenian Genocide we want to recall what he had said at the joint conference with President Gul, as it is an addition to his speech. At April 6 joint conference Chicago Tribune correspondent asked President Obama, "As a Senator You were on the Armenian-Americans' side, You took sides in adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution and announced that in case of being the US President You would recognize the Armenian Genocide. Have You changed Your position?" President Obama answered unequivocally, "My position on the issue is stated. I haven't changed my position on it".
In his speech at Turkish Mejlis Obama, in fornt of the Turkish MPs, said, "History is always full of tragedies. But if people do not overcome it, it becomes a heavy burden. In that sense, the two countries should conciliate and take a course to a better future. I am aware of the firm viewpoints available in this parliament connected with the terrible incidents of 1915. But in case of delivering a speech at Mejlis, I should touch upon the ominous incidents of 1915. It is an issue that should be solved not by me but the Armenians and Turks together. In this sense, it is necessary the Turkish and Armenian people do honest, transparent and constructive work. We are the witnesses of the historical steps made by the Armenian and Turkish leaders. Opening of the border will return the well-off and peaceful living to the Armenian and Turkish peoples. I want you to know that the United States unequivocally support complete regulation of the Armenian-Turkish relations".
Though at the joint press conference and in his speech at Mejlis Barack Obama didn't use the word 'Genocide', with the help of Chicago Tribune correspondent, at Chanqaya hall, the phrase "Armenian Genocide" was first pronounced officially, and Obama, re-affirming his position on it, condemned to failure the Turkish steps to hamper the recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the USA.
The US President, without pronouncing the word "Genocide", touched upon the Genocide issue in front of the Turkish President Gul and Turkish MPs, depriving them of any counteraction, moreover, they give him a big round of applause. It means that Barack Obama's speech was prudent, convincing and impressive in sense of stimulation of the Armenian Genocide issue.
- By Hakob Chaqrian, translated by L.H.
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH WAS PRUDENT, CONVINCING AND IMPRESSIVE IN SENSE OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AS WELL
By Hakob Chaqrian, translated by L.H.Thanks to the US President Barack Obama's historical visit to Turkey, the Armenian Genocide issue, stimulated by the Turkish press in the recent months, again appeared on the agenda of the official Ankara. ...
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH WAS PRUDENT, CONVINCING AND IMPRESSIVE IN SENSE OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AS WELL
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