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US prepares formal acknowledgement of Armenian genocide
22 Apr, 2021 03:05 AM
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Joe Biden pledged as a candidate to recognise the Armenian genocide of 1915 to 1923, saying at the time silence is complicity . Photo / AP
Joe Biden pledged as a candidate to recognise the Armenian genocide of 1915 to 1923, saying at the time silence is complicity . Photo / AP
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By: Matthew Lee and Aamer Madhani
US President Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide, according to US officials.
Biden set to formally recognize Armenian genocide, officials say
It would acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in Turkey a century ago was genocide.
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Joe Biden is preparing to formally acknowledge that the systematic killing and deportation of hundreds of thousands of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in modern-day Turkey more than a century ago was genocide, according to U.S. officials.
The anticipated move something the U.S. president had pledged to do as a candidate could further complicate an already tense relationship with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Administration officials had not informed Turkey as of Wednesday, and Biden could still change his mind, according to one official. The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.
Lawmakers and Armenian-American activists are lobbying Biden to make the announcement on or before Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, which will be marked on Saturday.
Biden Expected To Recognize Massacre Of Armenians As Genocide
April 22, 2021 08:30 GMT
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U.S. President Joe Biden is likely to recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War I as genocide, media reports say, amid calls for the move by more than 100 U.S. lawmakers.
The recognition, promised by Biden during the presidential campaign for the November election he won, would be largely symbolic but is likely to anger Turkey and step up already high tensions between the two NATO allies.
Biden is expected to use the word genocide as part of a statement on April 24 when annual Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day commemorations are held around the world, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters and The New York Times.