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Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations in US to cooperate against possibility of opening of Turkish-Armenian border

11 November 2009 08:27 (UTC +04:00)

Washington. Isabel Levine â€“ APA. The Azerbaijani and Turkish Diaspora organizations in US will cooperate against the possibility of opening of the Turkish-Armenian border. One of the heads of Turkish Diaspora in US Erkan Nur told APA that during the recent period the image of Turkish and Azerbaijani Diasporas in the US is getting more weight. â€œBoth Azerbaijani and Turkish Diasporas voiced concerns over the protocols on the establishment of diplomatic relations between Ankara and Yerevan. The Diaspora organizations are against the opening of the Armenian-Turkish border without the Karabakh conflict settlement,â€ he said.
Also, Armenian Diaspora in United States continues its campaign against the protocols that Turkey and Armenia signed towards establishment of diplomatic relations and development of bilateral ties without opening of the Turkish-Armenian border.
Mr. Erkan Nur mentioned that in a recent interview senator John McCain said he believed there is sample evidence proving that â€œGenocide had been committed against the Armenian people.â€
McCain, who is running for re-election in the 2010 Senate race, has generally avoided using the term â€œgenocideâ€ when referring to 1915 and has been indifferent or opposed to Armenian Genocide resolutions in Congress. He refrained from characterizing the destruction of Armenians as â€œgenocideâ€ during his 2008 presidential campaign as well.
Mr. Nur says that both Turkish and Azerbaijani Diasporas are upset with Senator McCainâ€™s statement.