Thaindian.com, India
April 24 2010
Armenian Genocide Issue Rattles Peace Process
April 24th, 2010 – 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Apr 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Armenia declined to the proceedings of peace
accords with neighboring nation Turkey on Thursday. The USA has been
trying for some time to make peace among the hostile neighboring
nations. Predominantly Christian Armenia and Muslim dominated Turkey
had been at loggerheads with each other for several years. The
countries agreed to set up diplomatic relations and unseal the border
last year. It was an effort to overcome the gruesome killing of the
Armenians in World War One by the Ottoman Turks. However, the process
was already in turmoil with each country accusing the other of trying
to set new conditions.
When Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Prime Minister said that the peace
ratification will depend on Armenia striking deal with Turkey’s close
ally Azerbaijan over the controversial area of Nagorno-Karabakh, the
Armenians got angry. Serzh Sarksyan, the president of Armenia said
that the country does not want to end the peace process but there was
no other choice than suspending it for some time. He reiterated in his
statement that he wants peace. He also added that the peace talks can
resume when Armenia finds Turkey co operative and the conditions seem
favorable.
Tayyip Erdogan, the Prime minister of Turkey said on his part that his
country too is willing to resume the peace process. However, he did
not say anything on withdrawing the condition that made the Armenians
see red. The move by Armenia is being seen y many political veterans
as a political move to create pressure on Turkey. Turkey still refuses
to use the term genocide while referring to the Christian Armenians
who died in partisan fighting in 1915.
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