Saturday, September 17, 2005

Editorial: Ambivalent Turkey

"Editorial: Ambivalent Turkey
EU bid entangled in Armenian dispute

Published 2:15 am PDT Friday, September 16, 2005
Story appeared in Editorials section, Page B6
A nearly century-old debate over what some call the 'Armenian genocide' and most Turks call a human tragedy brought on by the chaos of World War I has become enmeshed in Turkey's faltering effort to join the European Union. How the conflict turns out is important - for Turkish-Armenian relations and for the future of Turkey, a country that straddles Europe and the Middle East."

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