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Apr. 26, 2021 Christian advocates praised President Joe Biden for officially recognizing the Armenian genocide over the weekend. “Each year on this day, we remember the lives of all those who died in the Ottoman-era Armenian genocide and recommit ourselves to preventing such an atrocity from ever again occurring,” Biden stated on Saturday, April 24, Armenian Remembrance Day. Biden’s historic statement marked the first official recognition of the genocide by a U.S. president, and the first time since Reagan that a sitting president referred to the genocide by name. Turkey, which has long denied that a genocide took place, criticized the statement. A spokesman for Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Sunday called the statement “simply outrageous,” Reuters reported.
US Embassy In Turkey Closes For Two Days Over Genocide Statement Backlash
April 26th 2021, 12:23 pm
American citizens in the country have also been issued an alert to remain vigilant and to avoid the areas around US government buildings.
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The US Embassy in Ankara as well as satellite consular campuses in the country have been shuttered on Monday and Tuesday ahead of expected demonstrations against Joe Biden’s Saturday Armenian Genocide declaration.
Security for the embassy has also been beefed up as a “precautionary measure” – which has included additional Turkish police said to be patrolling the streets outside the US diplomatic mission. It comes after on Saturday
Joe Biden recognizes Armenian killings by Ottoman Empire as an act of genocide
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US President Joe Biden previously pledged to recognize the mass murder of Armenians back in the First World War as an act of genocide. Over the weekend, Biden fulfilled his campaign promise by formally acknowledging the horrific events as an act of genocide.
The White House released a statement of Biden’s formal recognition of the massacre as genocide, signaling a break from his predecessors, who have usually avoided acknowledging the events as such. Many lawmakers and activists have previously urged Biden to formally declare genocide, despite the US’ already strained relationship with Turkey. Prior to his formal declaration, Biden had already spoken to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Friday.