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Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that US President Barack Obama’s Apr. 23, 2011 statement took a one-sided approach regarding the painful page of the Turkish and Armenian peoples’ common history, according to a statement issued by Turkey’s foreign ministry, reports Anadolu Ajansi.

“The statement distorts the facts. Therefore, we find it problematic and deeply regret it,” reads the statement by Turkey’s foreign ministry.

Ankara notes that such statements serve no purpose other than making it difficult for Armenians and Turks to reach a just memory.

“We expect the US not to complicate, but to assist in accelerating the Armenia-Turkey normalization process and support the historical studies. By displaying a partisan view on historical pains, such statements cannot assist in establishing peace and the peoples’ common future.”  Read more... (244 words)

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