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Sona Avagyan

U.S. Ambassador Heffern: "President Obama uses words that will assist Armenian-Turkish reconciliation"

When asked by reporters why President Obama didn’t use the word “genocide” in his April 24th speech, U.S. Ambassador John Heffern stated that the U.S. leader used words that would “assist the reconciliation process” between Armenia and Turkey.

Ambassador Heffern made the comment at a photo exhibition entitled Along the Trails of the Armenian Orphans, which deals with the activities of the Near East Relief Foundation.

When asked by this reporter how the use of the term genocide by the president would hinder the reconciliation process, Ambassador Heffern responded, “The policy is based on reconciliation and the words that the president has selected are based on our judgment on that point.”

Ambassador Heffern said that President Obama’s April 24th speech contains a very clear formulation that accepts historical facts.

“One and a half million Armenians were massacred and marched to their deaths in the final days of the Ottoman Empire in one of the worst atrocities of the 20th century,” John Heffern added.

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GB
Dear Ambassador Heffren, if you are an honest representative of USA in Armenia, then explain to Armenians in Armenia, that why honourable John Evans was fired from his Ambassadorial job, when he spoke about the truth of Armenian Genocide!!

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