The Wall Street Journal writes that Turkish Premier Erdogan’s statement about deportation of Armenians was “most likely a bluff”.

In an interview with BBC, Prime Minister spoke about possible deportation of 100 000 illegal Armenians from the country. According to the source, speaking about deportation he most likely tried to show goodwill towards Turkish nationalists “or to threaten them.”

The Wall Street Journal mentions about resolutions approved by U.S. and Swedish Parliaments labeling killings in Ottoman Empire in 1915 as Armenian Genocide. Thereby, the deal made between Armenia and Turkey last October in Zurich and Protocols’ ratifications are threatened. The source also notes that Russian side in its turn closely monitors the developments in Armenian-Turkish and U.S.-Turkish relations, “wondering how it can benefit.”