Biden's Armenian genocide recognition ramps up US-Turkey tensions
By Laura Kelly - 04/24/21 12:34 PM EDT President Biden's decision to recognize the Armenian genocide is being welcomed by the community and its supporters as a long-overdue step in standing up for human rights, though the move carries with it risks to the U.S. relationship with Turkey. Biden's announcement follows through on a campaign promise to use the Oval Office to formally acknowledge the systematic deportation and killing in the early 20th century of almost 2 million Armenians and other minorities at the hands of the Ottoman Empire, which is present-day Turkey. The recognition m...