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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Ankara - Saeed Abdulrazek

Erdogan: Biden Should First Learn and Know Very Well the History of Armenians

US President Joe Biden (AP) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Reuters)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out Tuesday at US President Joe Biden for again characterizing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces as a genocide.

“Mr. Biden should first learn and know very well the history of Armenians. We cannot forgive this attempt aiming to challenge Turkey despite lacking such knowledge,” Erdogan said in a televised address following a Cabinet meeting.

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