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France 24: Erdogan urges Biden to reverse calling mass killings of Armenians a genocide

Published April 27, 2021 at 8:03 am

An Armenian protestor is seen through a flag outside of the Turkish Ambassador's Residence on the 106th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Washington, DC on April 24, 2021.

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan urged U.S. President Joe Biden to swiftly reverse his declaration that 1915 massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire constituted genocide, an action he said was upsetting and diminished bilateral ties.