New York Times
BREAKING NEWS |
President Biden said the U.S. views the killing of 1.5 million Armenians over 100 years ago as a genocide, raising tensions with Turkey, a NATO ally. |
Saturday, April 24, 2021 12:11 PM EST |
The declaration by Mr. Biden, on the 106th anniversary of a brutal campaign by the former Ottoman Empire that killed 1.5 million people, reflected his administration’s commitment to human rights, a pillar of its foreign policy. It is also a break from Mr. Biden’s predecessors, who were reluctant to anger a country of strategic importance and were wary of driving its leadership toward American adversaries like Russia or Iran. |
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