Secretary of State Hillary Clinton undertook a tour to Europe to stump for U.S. interests, from the war in Afghanistan to action on Iran to Irish peace. Here, Secretary of State Clinton is a witness to history in Zurich: Armenian Foreign Minister Edouard Nalbandian and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu sign an agreement to normalize relations after the nearly-century old enmity between the countries. During World War I, Turks are widely believed to have instigated genocide against Armenians, though the Turkish government has denied that claim. The protocol was signed on October 10, 2009.
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