Turkish President Abdullah Gul, left, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Obama chat in Baden-Baden, Germany, before the NATO summit. Fredrik von Erichsen / EPAFrom The L.A. Times:
President Obama is to visit Turkey in a few days, and the expected deal would allow him to point to progress toward reconciliation.
Reporting from Washington -- Turkey and Armenia are likely to announce a deal soon aimed at easing their conflict, diplomats said Friday in a development that would sweeten President Obama's visit to Turkey next week.
The two countries are expected this month to announce an agreement to resume official contacts and reopen borders that have been closed since 1993, said the diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity, citing the sensitivity of the subject.
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My Comment: I give it another 100 years before the scars of 1915 are "mostly" forgotten.
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