The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Turkey issued a press release in which it criticized US President Barack Obama's statement released on the occasion of April 24, that is, on the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in 1915.
The press release notes that, in his statement issued on Wednesday, April 24, Obama unfortunately demonstrated this year once again a one-sided approach which reflects the Armenian views, Milliyet daily of Turkey reported.
"Issued under the influence of domestic political considerations and interpreting controversial historical events on the basis of one-sided information and with a selective sense of justice, such statements damage both Turkish-American relations, and also render it more difficult for Turks and Armenians to reach a just memory.
"Our expectation from an important ally of Turkey such as the US is not to further deepen the problem, but to provide constructive contributions for its resolution, and to encourage the Armenian side, which avoids objective and scientific research of the issue, to be more realistic and conciliatory," the Turkish MFA press release states in particular.
To note, in his April 24 statement this year US President Barack Obama again did not use the term "genocide" and, instead, he said "Medz Yeghern," which means "Great Slaughter," in Armenian, to describe the Armenian Genocide.