Acknowledging the Armenian Genocide gives many in N.J. and elsewhere a chance to end the lie | Opinion
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
President Biden’s acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide gives Turkish Americans here in the New York/New Jersey area, particularly in Paterson, and elsewhere, of course, an opportunity to lead the discussion, now, by acknowledging history and ending the negative representations of Armenians in its narratives, says Linda Stamato, the director emerita of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University.
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By Linda Stamato
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Turkey’s response has been on the predicted lines. President Erdogan accused President Biden of yielding to political pressure from “radical Armenian circles and anti-Turkey groups” and asked him to “reverse this wrong step immediately”
President Joe Biden will be remembered by the global Armenian community as the first US President who formally described the large-scale massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks during the First World War as “genocide” . He did so through a Presidential statement on April 24, 2021. The day is commemorated by Armenians all over the world as “Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day”
Ten million Armenians including an estimated seven million Armenian diaspora spread all over the world have been demanding the recognition of Armenian Genocide by the Turkish Ottoman regime during and after the World War 1.
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