"Hopeful signs for Turkey, Armenia
By David L. Phillips | April 19, 2005
AS ARMENIANS gather worldwide this weekend to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, they are debating Turkish-Armenian reconciliation. The nationalist fringe believes there should be no contact between Turks and Armenians until Turkey stops denying the genocide, pays reparations, and returns territory. Most Armenians support dialogue and cooperation. They endorse opening the border in order to end Armenia's isolation and impoverishment."
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