Turkey's President Erdogan said, "The concrete evidence is that President Biden of the United States said" genocide "about the problem of the murder of a large number of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire of Turkish descent during World War I. No, "he said and asked for withdrawal.
Regarding the issue of the murder of a large number of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I, President Biden said on the 24th of this month, "1.5 million Armenians were expelled or slaughtered in the movement to eradicate ethnic groups. He pointed out that it was "genocide" in line with the Armenian claim that it was a genocide aimed at a particular ethnic group.
In response, Turkey's President Erdogan, the successor to the Ottoman Empire, said in a speech on the 26th that there was no concrete evidence to support Armenia's claim and called on Armenia to investigate the issue jointly in 2005. I argued that there was still no response.
He said, "The truth should be in the hands of experts and historical researchers, not politicians," and asked for withdrawal.
In Turkey, protest rallies were held in various places on the 26th, and participants complained that "genocide is a lie."
President Erdogan is scheduled to meet with President Biden at the NATO summit meeting in June, and the issue is whether the chilling bilateral relations can be improved.