'Genocide' row sparked delay in Armenia-Turkey dealA delay in signing a historic deal between Armenia and Turkey was sparked by Ankara's intention of raising the dispute over whether massacres of Armenians amounted to genocide, an Armenian diplomat said Sunday. "The objections from the Armenian side were in relation to unacceptable formulations regarding the process of recognition of the Armenian genocide To date, 22 countries officially recognize the genocide of Armenians committed by the Ottoman Empire between 1915-1916. International organizations There is some agreement among Western historians that the events constituted genocide. that were in the Turkish statement," the senior diplomat told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. on condition of anonymity. "After long and difficult negotiations, the Armenian side was able to neutralise Verb 1. neutralise - get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing; "The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized" do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralize, waste this text," the diplomat said. Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian and his Turkish counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on Saturday signed landmark pacts to normalise Verb 1. normalise - become normal or return to its normal state; "Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon" normalize change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely their two countries' relations and open their shared border An area on two or more Web pages that contains the same content. Shared borders are used to place logos, titles and other common elements on multiple Web pages. See frames. . The deals, which must still be ratified by the countries' parliaments, are a first step to reconciliation after nearly a century of bitterness over World War I-era massacres of Armenians under Ottoman rule. But the signing, attended by top European and US officials, did not go as smoothly as planned, with the ceremony delayed three hours. It went ahead after last-minute diplomatic efforts by US and Swiss mediators, but with the cancellation of statements planned during the ceremony. 
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