Turkey, Armenia agree to establish diplomatic ties

Zomby Woof

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Mon Aug-31-09 02:06 PM
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Turkey, Armenia agree to establish diplomatic ties

Source: AP

ANKARA, Turkey – The Turkish Foreign Ministry says Turkey and Armenia have agreed to establish diplomatic ties.

Ministry spokesman Burak Ozugergin says the neighboring countries agreed to start discussions leading to agreements for setting up and developing relations for the first time.

Ozugergin told The Associated Press on Monday that the negotiations should last for six weeks.

He said Turkey and Armenia had reached agreement on setting up ties through mediation by Switzerland.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_re_eu/eu_turkey_armenia_1

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rockymountaindem

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Mon Aug-31-09 02:23 PM
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1. Well, there's progress

Good to hear.

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Mon Aug-31-09 02:29 PM
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2. I wonder if we'll ever be able to establish diplomatic ties between

Dems and thugs.

Of course, they'd have to stop acting like thugs first...

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Louisiana1976

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Mon Aug-31-09 02:34 PM
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3. That's good news--

if Turkey and Armenia could establish diplomatic ties years after the Armenian Genocide, why can't the US and Cuba?

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Gregorian

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Mon Aug-31-09 02:41 PM
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4. Like my grandma used to say- AMMAN!

It was some kind of exclamation that may have been used during the extermination marches in Turkey. Amman is in Jordan. I don't know if it had any relation. I just remember her saying it when something good happened.

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Orrin_73

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Mon Aug-31-09 03:01 PM
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6. Aman means:

please, for goodness sake, mercy

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Gregorian

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Mon Aug-31-09 06:06 PM
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8. I thought it was Aman, but didn't see any references.

Is that in Turkish? I guess I could ask my dad. He speaks it fluently.

Thanks.

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Uncle Joe

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Mon Aug-31-09 02:52 PM
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5. That is encouraging.

Thanks for the thread, Zomby Woof.:thumbsup:

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Vidar

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Mon Aug-31-09 03:20 PM
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7. That's certainly a worthy accomplishment.

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bdamomma

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Tue Sep-01-09 07:22 AM
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9. as an American Armenian I hope progress is made when

Turkey admits it was a genocide, which it was.

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