Is Obama's statement on Armenian killings a great relief for Turkey's government? We will see… Although Obama did not use the G-word as promised, he used the Armenian phraze "Meds Yeghern" for it. Barack Obama was seen by the Turkish diplomats as the most decisive president to use the G-word. Tackling that can be considered as a diplomatic victory on Turkish side. But for the Armenian diaspora, it is certainly the biggest disappoinment ever.

Early this morning Turkey, Armenia and Switzerland announced that a road map agreement is reached between Armenia and Turkey for normalizing relations. No details are yet available about the Turkish Armenian roadmap, but some scarce information from major newspapers and diplomats is already leaking.

The Foreign Affairs Ministries of Armenia and Turkey joint with the FM State Department of Switzerland spread an announcement regarding the improvement of the Armenian-Turkish relations.

As Obama Seeks To Stop Genocide in Darfur, Calls Intensify for Affirmation of Turkey's Genocide of Armenians

Two weeks ahead of the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, US President Barack Obama on Tuesday marked the 15th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda with a statement urging the United States and its world partners to deepen their commitment to ending the cycle of genocide, the White House reported.

BY ALLEN YEKIKAN

Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan on Tuesday hailed what he called progress in the ongoing talks to normalize his country's strained relations with Armenia. His remarks come amid growing concern in Yerevan that Ankara's increasingly uncompromising preconditions on Armenia may be guiding the negotiations in an untenable direction.