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Shukru Elekdag: The fact that the Armenian â€œGenocideâ€ issue was put on Foreign Committee Agenda itself is disappointing Turkey and its closest allies, like Azerbaijan â€“ EXCLUSIVE

03 March 2010 09:13 (UTC +04:00)

Washington. Mayis Alizadeh â€“ APA. â€œThe fact that the Armenian â€œGenocideâ€ issue was put on Foreign Committee Agenda itself is disappointing Turkey and its closest allies, like Azerbaijan,â€ member of the Turkish parliamentary delegation visiting the US, former Turkish ambassador to the US, experienced diplomat Shukru Elekdag told APAâ€™s Washington DC correspondent.
â€œWith bringing this issue on agenda every year, US donâ€™t win anything, but on the contrary, can lose. Taking into consideration only USâ€™ problems in the Middle East, there is no country of such importance as Turkeyâ€ â€“ he added.

Mr.Elekdag also expects that, even if the bill is passed by the Congress, the US Administration will stop is, like in 2007.

â€œThe main issue right now is to keep the trust. We still have a trust for the US and hope not to be disappointed. The US needs not to lose the trust of the Turkish peopleâ€.