I tried posting this as a comment to Arsineh's last log, but it was too long. So, for Francesco's (he commneted on Arsineh's log about the demonstrations held against Erdogan in DC) benefit, this item appeared on the following site: www.turkishembassy.com

I don't know about you, but this doesn't sound very conciliatory towards Armenia--unless one looks at it from the Turkish perspective!

Erdogan To Armenians: Let Us Forget About Past

Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Armenians to give up genocide claims against Turks. He said, “We want to remove such issues as genocide from our history books,” and gave the message that the same approach was expected from Armenians.

In his New York visit, Erdogan met Turks in the Turk House. As Turks complained about the Armenian genocide claims, Erdogan said, “We do not plan to pursue a “defensive” policy, rather, we plan to pursue an “offensive” one. If you pursue a defensive policy, you will always try to respond to such claims.”

He added, “We want to remove such issues as genocide from our history books. Armenians did similar things too. We shall express ourselves. The important thing is being strong. If you are weak, they will cut many dresses for you; but if you are strong, all these claims will disappear.”

... more on the site.