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ARMENIAN AND TURKISH COMMUNITIES ANGRY WITH PRESIDENT OBAMA`S STATEMENT
Washington, April 25 (AzerTAc). Armenian and Turkish communities voiced their dissatisfaction over US President Barack Obama`s statement concerning events in the last days of the Ottoman empire. Obama has not used the term "genocide" during his speech on April 24, saying Meds Yeghern, an Armenian term meaning “great calamity”.
Armenian National Committee of America, an advocacy group based in Washington, condemned the “evasive terminology” in Mr. Obama’s statement and called it “yet another disgraceful capitulation to Turkey’s threats.”
The Turkish Coalition of America expressed its dissatisfaction over Obama`s calling it “one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century” forgetting to mention thousands of Muslims killed.
“What is, however, forgotten and even denied, is the equally tragic loss of even more Muslim lives in this turbulent period of Ottoman history. The suffering of one people does not justify or negate the suffering of others, and all who lost their lives deserve to be remembered on this day of remembrance,” the statement said.
US Azerbaijani community also voiced its protest to US President`s his views.
Diaspora members in New York and Washington joined Turkish-speaking Americans, raised Azerbaijani flag and made statements concerning Armenia`s aggressive policy.
Armenian National Committee of America, an advocacy group based in Washington, condemned the “evasive terminology” in Mr. Obama’s statement and called it “yet another disgraceful capitulation to Turkey’s threats.”
The Turkish Coalition of America expressed its dissatisfaction over Obama`s calling it “one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century” forgetting to mention thousands of Muslims killed.
“What is, however, forgotten and even denied, is the equally tragic loss of even more Muslim lives in this turbulent period of Ottoman history. The suffering of one people does not justify or negate the suffering of others, and all who lost their lives deserve to be remembered on this day of remembrance,” the statement said.
US Azerbaijani community also voiced its protest to US President`s his views.
Diaspora members in New York and Washington joined Turkish-speaking Americans, raised Azerbaijani flag and made statements concerning Armenia`s aggressive policy.
