Ten Reasons Why Obama Should Travel to Armenia on April 24

Dear Mr. Sassounian,

Whether President Husein Obama decides to visit Yerevan, be it on the 24th April or on some other date, that must surely be his own decision and only if he deems it necessary and conducive to American interests.

You, Sir, counted ten (10) reasons why he should! I can equally count just as many reasons why he shouldn’t from the American point of view. However, this pissing race won’t take us anywhere!

In your point 4, you say that; “Pres. Obama could lay the foundation for improved Armenian-Turkish relations “. You very well know that your initiative is based on revenge and definitely not on improving relations or peaceful co-existence. The unfriendly activities by your Diaspora organisations and the ASALA terrorists’ bloody work (55 dead Turkish Diplomats) is ample proof of that.

In your point 5, you talk of Turkey lifting the blockade, and Pres. Obama taking a look at Mount “Ararat” which is within the boundaries of the Turkish Republic(Iğdır Province) and its Turkish name is AGRI dag. (View of AGRI from Igdir:

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View of AGRI dag from IGDIR.

This is indeed a thorrny question since Armenia refuses to recognize the borders with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Not forgetting that Armenia occupies 20 % of Azeri territory as a result of aggression and occupation by Armenia, clearly condemned by the UN Security Council. Pres. Obama surely knows very well the facts on Berg Karabag as well as where Agri dag is situated.

Yes, you are right that Pres. Obama should tell Armenia to withdraw from Karabagh and at the same time ask her to close the Russian military bases within Armenia.

Yes, Pres. Obama should remind Armenia of the fact that despite of her biblical ties to the christian West, she is surrounded by Turcic Muslim countries as neighbors. That may be a curse or a blessing depending on which side of Arart you assume God lives!

Mr. Sassounian, considering the spiritual aspects of Easter time, may be you feel a softening of your heart to forgive and forget for the sake of the future generations of Armenians and Turks. I wish you, your readers and loved ones a happy Easter season and remain

sincerely yours

Küfi Seydali