"Turkish groups to Bush: Don't forget other victims
The New Anatolian / Ankara
A letter was sent last week to U.S. President George W. Bush by Cengiz Vural, president of the American-Turkish Associations (ATAA), asking him to include �the innocent victims of other nations� as well in his traditional declaration to commemorate the so-called Armenian genocide.
Cengiz praised Bush's support for the Turkish-U.S. friendship �despite pressure coming from some groups to harm� relations between the two countries. �We're grateful for your impartiality on the Ottoman tragedy during the First World War,� Cengiz wrote in the letter. �And we request that you also remember the other victims that died during those years in revolts, domestic conflicts,resettlement, illness, and hunger in your declaration of April 24.�"
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