Armenian highly motivated for Genocide recognition
12.02.2009 19:07 GMT+04:00
PanARMENIAN.Net
The Armenian lobby in Washington is fully mobilized and highly motivated to re-launch its attempts to have recognized the 1915 incidents as Genocide, but that does not mean that the White House will justify their hopes, a former ambassador of the U.S. to Ankara said.
"The bad news is that the Armenian lobby is fully mobilized, highly motivated and in possession of unprecedentedly clear and unqualified commitments from leading members of the new Administration that the events of 1915 will be termed Genocide," Mark Parris, retired U.S. Ambassador to Ankara said late on Wednesday at a dinner in Istanbul hosted by Turkeys International Investors Association.
Parris, who is currently a consultant to the Washington-based Brookings Institute, said he does not think it necessarily means either a resolution or a statement by the White House can be a reality.
"It is not a pretty picture from where we sit tonight... At the end of the day someone in Washington will calculate where the American interest lies and make the case. I think there are strong and potentially compelling arguments that can be made that this is not the time and there never be a proper time to approach this issue in this way," he said, Hurriyet daily reports.
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