TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTION OF ISRAEL'S NEW PRO-ARMENIAN PRESI

[Yervant1]

TURKEY CONCERNED ABOUT ELECTION OF ISRAEL'S NEW PRO-ARMENIAN PRESIDENT

14:10, 11 June, 2014

YEREVAN, JUNE 11, ARMENPRESS. Turkey is seriously troubled about
the Israeli president-elect Reuven Rivlin. The news about Rivlin,
being elected the President, the Turkish media, as a rule, associated
with his pro-Armenian activities, as well as his tough stance on
Turkey. As reports "Armenpress", the Turkish Haberler.com wrote that
during Rivlin's presidency in the Knesset, the issue of the Armenian
Genocide had always been on the agenda.

In December 2011, when the Knesset held debates on recognizing the
events of 1915 as Genocide, Rivlin made a statement indicating that
as a nation who had faced genocide, had lost 6 million people, they
could not simply ignore the pains endured by the Armenians.

In 2012, during the discussions Rivlin said that they had not targeted
the Turkish government or Turkey.

Israel's new leader is also known for his strict stance on the matter
of "Mavi Marmara" ship. In particular, he has strongly opposed to
apologize to Turkey for this matter. For the first time after "Mavi
Marmara" incident, in 2013, U.S. President Barack Obama intervening
in the matter, after the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's phone conversation,
Rivlin said: "As far as we need a strategic relationship, one can
understand the apology to Turkey over the "Mavi Marmara" case. But
the Armenian Genocide denial is not acceptable for the same reasons".

http://armenpress.am/eng/news/765352/turkey-concerned-about-election-of-israels-new-pro-armenian-president.html

[onjig]

Interesting, it may benefit us to have Rivlin there.

[Yervant1]

Only talk, when push comes to shove they back away and support you know who.