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| PARAKATH radio Monday's at 9pm |
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| ©2009 Pontian Association of Montreal, "Efxinos Pontos" - Σύλλογος Ποντίων Μοντρεάλ, "Έυξεινος Πόντος". ©1999-2009 Lefter. All Rights Reserved. |
Excerpt from President Obama's Speach in Turkey
April 6, 2009
country still struggles with the legacy of our past treatment of Native Americans.
country still struggles with the legacy of our past treatment of Native Americans.
Human endeavor is by its nature imperfect. History, unresolved, can be a heavy weight. Each country must work through
its past. And reckoning with the past can help us seize a better future. I know there are strong views in this chamber
about the terrible events of 1915. While there has been a good deal of commentary about my views, this is really about
how the Turkish and Armenian people deal with the past. And the best way forward for the Turkish and Armenian people
is a process that works through the past in a way that is honest, open and constructive.
We have already seen historic and courageous steps taken by Turkish and Armenian leaders. These contacts hold out
the promise of a new day. An open border would return the Turkish and Armenian people to a peaceful and prosperous
coexistence that would serve both of your nations. That is why the United States strongly supports the full normalization
of relations between Turkey and Armenia.
It speaks to Turkey’s leadership that you are poised to be the only country in the region to have normal and peaceful
relations with all the South Caucuses nations. And to advance that peace, you can play a constructive role in helping to
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has continued for far too long.
Advancing peace also includes the dispute that persists in the eastern Mediterranean. Here, there is cause for hope. The
two Cypriot leaders have an opportunity through their commitment to negotiations under the United Nations Good Offices
Mission. The United States is willing to offer all the help sought by the parties as they work toward a just and lasting
settlement that reunifies Cyprus into a bi zonal and bi communal federation.
These efforts speak to one part of the critical region that surrounds Turkey. And when we consider the challenges before
us, on issue after issue, we share common goals.
Source: Unkown
April 6, 2009
country still struggles with the legacy of our past treatment of Native Americans.
country still struggles with the legacy of our past treatment of Native Americans.
Human endeavor is by its nature imperfect. History, unresolved, can be a heavy weight. Each country must work through
its past. And reckoning with the past can help us seize a better future. I know there are strong views in this chamber
about the terrible events of 1915. While there has been a good deal of commentary about my views, this is really about
how the Turkish and Armenian people deal with the past. And the best way forward for the Turkish and Armenian people
is a process that works through the past in a way that is honest, open and constructive.
We have already seen historic and courageous steps taken by Turkish and Armenian leaders. These contacts hold out
the promise of a new day. An open border would return the Turkish and Armenian people to a peaceful and prosperous
coexistence that would serve both of your nations. That is why the United States strongly supports the full normalization
of relations between Turkey and Armenia.
It speaks to Turkey’s leadership that you are poised to be the only country in the region to have normal and peaceful
relations with all the South Caucuses nations. And to advance that peace, you can play a constructive role in helping to
resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has continued for far too long.
Advancing peace also includes the dispute that persists in the eastern Mediterranean. Here, there is cause for hope. The
two Cypriot leaders have an opportunity through their commitment to negotiations under the United Nations Good Offices
Mission. The United States is willing to offer all the help sought by the parties as they work toward a just and lasting
settlement that reunifies Cyprus into a bi zonal and bi communal federation.
These efforts speak to one part of the critical region that surrounds Turkey. And when we consider the challenges before
us, on issue after issue, we share common goals.
Source: Unkown