Friday, January 27, 2012

US envoy to Turkey: Face ghosts of the past

US envoy to Turkey: Face ghosts of the past

ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Hinting at France’s recent genocide bill, the US envoy to Ankara tells Turkey that it must confront its past if it wants to rank among the top economies by 2023

Serkan Demirtaş Serkan Demirtaş serkan.demirtas@tdn.com.tr

Turkey must deal with the ghosts of the past if it wants to become one of the world’s top 10 economies by 2023, Washington’s envoy to Ankara has said following controversy over a French bill to criminalize denials of Armenian genocide claims.

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