In a surprising and unprecedented gesture which acknowledges their existence if not their claims in full, Turkey has invited Armenian leaders from the diaspora to attend the funeral of the slain journalist, Hrant Dink. (from the International Herald Tribune)
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January 22, 2007
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Thanks very much for the link - interesting, and perhaps just a little heartening? Hugely sad if progress has to come out of violent death, but...
Posted by: Jean | January 23, 2007 at 05:05 AM
Wow! Mind you, in this era of unmitigated bullshit, I have a hard time believing this gesture is anything other than propaganda.
Posted by: blork | January 23, 2007 at 10:48 AM
:-) Well, their motives are no doubt mixed, but that doesn't much matter to me. That doing such a thing could strike them as good PR signifies (and promotes) a greater awareness.
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