Obama, Turkey and Armenia
“Well, my views are on the record and I have not changed those views,” President Obama told a joint news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. “I want to focus not on my views right […]
“Well, my views are on the record and I have not changed those views,” President Obama told a joint news conference with Turkish President Abdullah Gul. “I want to focus not on my views right […]
The president ‘not interested’ in tilting Armenia-Turkey negotiations in one way or another ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—On Mon., April 6, President Barack Obama met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul at the Cankaya Palace in Ankara. […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—On April 3, during a news briefing aboard Air Force One en route to France, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was questioned on President Barack Obama’s position regarding the Armenian Genocide by the […]
On April 5, U.S. President Barack Obama will arrive in Turkey, making it the first Muslim country he visits after taking office. Analysts say his trip will aim at strengthening ties with Ankara, and point […]
WASHINGTON—On March 30, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) launched a nationwide online and print campaign urging concrete action to end the Darfur genocide and to bring about full U.S. recognition of the Armenian […]
Will bring issue up with Obama on March 30 NEW YORK (A.W.)—“The time for passing the Genocide Resolution has never been more right,” said Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) on March 28. Eshoo was delivering her […]
WORCESTER, Mass. (A.W.)—On March 19, prominent Turkish-born genocide scholar Taner Akcam delivered his inaugural lecture at Clark University titled, “Facing History: Denial and the Turkish National Security Concept.” In 2008, Akcam was appointed the Robert […]
WASHINGTON—On March 17, legislation calling on the U.S. president to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, two weeks before President Obama’s April 5 trip to Turkey and roughly […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Earlier this month, the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The letter, signed by IAGS president Gregory Stanton, read: “We […]
WASHINGTON–ANCA executive director Aram Hamparian, in response to a March 17 Los Angeles Times article titled “Obama wavers on pledge to declare Armenian Genocide,” issued the following statement: “During Barack Obama’s years in the U.S. […]
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