Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that the statements of U.S. President Barack Obama about 1915 incidents showed the sensitivity of U.S. administration about the issue. Earlier today, Obama, in his statement, used the Armenian expression "Meds Yeghern" (meaning "great tragedy" in Turkish) while describing the incidents of 1915, just like he did in a similar statement last year. Obama said what happened in 1915 was "one of the worst atrocities" of the 20th century.
Replying questions of reporters in Ankara, Erdogan said that Obama was aware of the sensitivities of Turkey and made his statement in this regard.
He added that the statement showed the sensitivity of U.S. administration about the issue.
Erdogan also said that Justice & Development (AK) Party would never overshadow the rights of Azerbaijan.
He said that the protocols which were signed with Armenia (for normalization of diplomatic ties between the two countries) would not be put into effect before a regional peace was settled between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Turkey shut down its border gate and cut off diplomatic ties with Yerevan in 1993 after Armenian army forces occupied Azerbaijan’s Karabakh region.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsian announced on Thursday that Armenia was freezing its ratification of protocols with Turkey.
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