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Turkey: An Historic Presidential Day Trip

Sep 5, 2008 | 22:31 GMT

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Summary

The president of Turkey is planning a day trip to Armenia, the first such trip by a leader of Turkey since the time of the Ottomans. There is a lot of baggage in this relationship, and improving relations will be no easy task. It may help that Armenia, a Russian client state, could be interested in getting back on Washington’s good side, and Turkey could offer an introduction.

Turkish President Abdullah Gul attempts the difficult task of normalizing relations with Armenia. <em>(With Stratfor map)</em>...

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