(NPR) Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey

Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey



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Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey







President Biden speaks at the White House on April 20, 2021.



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Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide, Posing Test For U.S. Ties With Turkey






The designation, which came on Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, reflects an effort by Biden to set a new tone on human rights, yet adds friction to an already strained relationship with Ankara.