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6 September 2000 - 14:18 AMT

POSSIBLE RECOGNITION OF THE GENOCIDE OF ARMENIANS OF 1915 BY THE US CONGRESS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING OF US AND TURKISH PRESIDENTS IN NEW YORK

06.09.2000, MEDIAMAX, YEREVAN. The upcoming discussion of the issue of recognizing the Genocide of Armenians of 1915 may become one of the highlights at the meeting of U.S. and Turkish presidents, which will be held in New York within the UN Millenium Summit framework.
Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer will request Clinton to launch initiatives to prevent the Armenian draft being adopted by the U.S. Congress, emphasizing “the sensitivity Turkey feels over this issue”, reports Anatolian news agency. -0-