Erdogan hopes Obama won't recognize Armenian Genocide

PanARMENIAN.Net - Commenting on the election of Barack Obama the president of the United States, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said changes of the U.S. and Turkish administrations have never altered the nature of bilateral relations between the countries, which are based on mutual strategic interests.



He said relations with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's administration should continue in the same vein as before.



Erdogan also said he expects certain ideas expressed by Obama during his election campaign to remain just part of electioneering and will not be developed further by the White House in the new term, in apparent reference to the strong pledges made by Obama to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide.



"The burden on the shoulders of the United States is very different compared to other countries, as it is a strong country with more opportunities in its hands. Obama will carry such a burden at a time of global crisis. The U.S. has a much larger responsibility to contribute to global peace. At this point, we must assess some rhetoric that appeared during the election campaign that we hope was limited to the campaign and will remain there," the Prime Minister added, referring to Obama's approach toward the Armenian Genocide, Today's Zaman reports.