English Reuters news agency published an analyse over Turkey visit of U.S. President Barack Obama and wrote that NATO ally Turkey does not have a magic stick in its hands but could help U.S. with its problems in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Afghanistan, Cyprus and Caucasus.
Reuters wrote, "Obama's April 5-7 visit is a nod to Turkey's regional reach, economic power, unrivalled diplomatic contacts and status as a secular Muslim democracy that has accommodated political Islam".
A Middle East expert at Oxford University Philip Robins evaluated decision of Barack Obama to visit Turkey as a symbollic piece of diplomacy at a time maybe not of crisis but a great uncertainity in the relations of Turkey and United States.
Analyse claimed that Turkey was not chosen by Obama as the Muslim country in which he will adress to Muslim world but an expert from Center for American Progress, Lawrence Korb said that the visit of Obama will be a way to emphasize his message of reaching out to Muslims.
Analyse of Reuters wrote that visit of Obama may create same atmosphere that formed between Turkey and United States after the Turkey visit of Bill Clinton in 1999 and pointed the risk of usage of the term 'genocide' for 1915 events about ruining these good atmosphere.
Reuters reminded that Obama pledged for recognition of 1915 events as 'genocide' during election campaign and so called Armenian genocide resolution is introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives. The news agency also pointed ongoing normalization process between Turkey and Armenia and wrote that two country is close to have a deal for opening of state border.
An expert from Brookings Institute Omer Taspinar said that accelerating the normalization process between Turkey and Armenia may be the end of dilemma of President Obama on 'G-term'. Taspinar said, "That is what President Obama exactly needs", and called Justice and Development Party to follow a 'visionary statesmanship'.
Reuters wrote that Turkey and United States has everything to gain from reinvigorated Turkish-U.S. ties if the Armenian issue could be resolved, pointing the resent struggle for rapprochement among US, Syria and Iran.
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