Genocide issue is subject of political trade for U.S. – expert
The adoption of an Armenian Genocide Resolution by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee is a semi-step whose aim is not the fair demand of the Armenian people, Turkish studies expert Ruben Melkonyan told reporters.
According to him, the Armenian Genocide issue is mostly a subject of political trade for the United States, which, on the one hand, exerts pressure on Turkey and on the other hand, tries to please Armenia and Armenian people. Unfortunately, these steps are taken within the context of cold political reckoning and have no final aim, he said.
Turkey’s reaction has become more aggressive on the threshold of the centenary of the Armenian Genocide, Melkonyan said, adding that the whole Turkish elite is involved in the campaign against the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.