{"id":9411,"date":"2009-02-20T03:43:08","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T00:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.turkishforum.com.tr\/en\/content\/?p=9411"},"modified":"2009-02-20T13:13:53","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T10:13:53","slug":"us-congressman-praises-turkish-leaders-brave-policy-on-armenian-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.turkishnews.com\/en\/content\/2009\/02\/20\/us-congressman-praises-turkish-leaders-brave-policy-on-armenian-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish leaders&#8217; &#8220;brave&#8221; policy on Armenian issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:WordDocument> <w:View>Normal<\/w:View> <w:Zoom>0<\/w:Zoom> <w:PunctuationKerning \/> <w:ValidateAgainstSchemas \/> <w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:IgnoreMixedContent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:Compatibility> <w:BreakWrappedTables \/> <w:SnapToGridInCell \/> <w:WrapTextWithPunct \/> <w:UseAsianBreakRules \/> <w:DontGrowAutofit \/> <\/w:Compatibility> <w:BrowserLevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel> <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:LatentStyles DefLockedState=\"false\" LatentStyleCount=\"156\"> <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 10]>\n<mce:style><!   \/* Style Definitions *\/  table.MsoNormalTable \t{mso-style-name:\"Table Normal\"; \tmso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; \tmso-tstyle-colband-size:0; \tmso-style-noshow:yes; \tmso-style-parent:\"\"; \tmso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; \tmso-para-margin:0in; \tmso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; \tmso-pagination:widow-orphan; \tfont-size:10.0pt; \tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\"; \tmso-ansi-language:#0400; \tmso-fareast-language:#0400; \tmso-bidi-language:#0400;} --><\/p>\n<p><!--[endif]--><\/p>\n<p>Anatolia news agency, Ankara, in English 20:41 GMT 18 Feb 09<\/p>\n<p>Ankara, 18 February: A US congressman Robert Wexler, who is also the<br \/>\nco-chair of Congressional Turkey-Caucasus Group, said on Wednesday [18<br \/>\nFebruary] that Turkey&#8217;s top officials&#8217; brave policy on the Armenian<br \/>\nissue was praiseworthy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003300;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><br \/>\n(Wexler \u0131s jew\u0131sh amer\u0131can\u00a0 and head\u0131ng turk\u0131sh amer\u0131can fr\u0131endsh\u0131p group \u0131n US congress)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;\"><br \/>\nSpeaking to reporters after his talks with Turkish Prime Minister<br \/>\nRecep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, US Congressman Robert Wexler said that<br \/>\nnumerous issues concerning Turkey and USA were discussed during his<br \/>\nbilateral meeting with Erdogan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Replying to a question on Turkish-Israeli relations, Wexler said<br \/>\nimproving the relations between Turkey and Israel was the best way to<br \/>\nfollow for both countries, adding that such an idea was expressed<br \/>\nduring his talks with Turkish President Abdullah Gul and Erdogan as<br \/>\nwell.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the Armenian issue, Wexler said that Turkey and Armenia<br \/>\nhad taken a step to start dialogue in a constructive way and he hoped<br \/>\nsuch step would contribute to the normalization of relations between<br \/>\nthe two countries.<\/p>\n<p>Praising Gul and Erdogan&#8217;s efforts on the issue, Wexler said that the<br \/>\nUS Congress should also focus on the successful normalization of the<br \/>\nrelations between Turkey and Armenia.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2009 Anatolia News Agency<br \/>\n<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><br \/>\n<!--[endif]--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anatolia news agency, Ankara, in English 20:41 GMT 18 Feb 09 Ankara, 18 February: A US congressman Robert Wexler, who is also the co-chair of Congressional Turkey-Caucasus Group, said on Wednesday [18 February] that Turkey&#8217;s top officials&#8217; brave policy on the Armenian issue was praiseworthy. 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