Biden Tells Erdogan He'll Brand Armenian Massacres as Genocide

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(Bloomberg) -- President Joe Biden told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians as a genocide, according to people familiar with a call between the leaders, a move that will likely strain already tense U.S.-Turkish relations.

Biden is expected to use the word “genocide” in a statement Saturday recognizing Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, making good on a promise from his presidential campaign. He would be the first U.S. president in 40 years to publicly state that the mass killings during the final years of the Ottoman Empire were a genocide.

The White House did not mention the issue in a statement about Biden’s call with Erdogan, the first of his presidency, saying only that Biden told the Turkish leader that he’s interested in a “constructive bilateral relationship with expanded areas of cooperation and effective management of disagreements.”

They agreed to meet during a NATO summit in Brussels in June, the White House said. But ties between Washington and Ankara have deteriorated over Turkey’s decision to purchase an air defense system from Russia, which led Donald Trump’s administration to impose unprecedented sanctions against a NATO member.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biden-tells-erdogan-ll-call-185527612.html

[OAITW r.2.0]

1. Right response. Finally.

[crimycarny]

2. I must admit, my brain read that as Aragorn

Going to have to watch Lord of the Rings again. Could use some mental escape.

As for Biden, I continue to be impressed at just how amazing a job he is doing. I have always liked Joe and felt he would a “good” President. More along the lines of giving us competency and normalcy. Sort of safe and boring maybe? (Which we could certainly use). But, wow, he is just rockin’ it. Way beyond my already high expectations. Guess that’s what living through so much grief yet managing to make it through does for you. None of the petty politics or fear of poll numbers matters when you have lived through your wife, daughter, and son dying. No sh*ts to give on the pettiness..all down to getting things done that help Americans. Love Joe!