ARMENIAN ARCHIVES OPENED FOR ALL COUNTRIES LONG AGO: HAMLET GASPARYAN
YEREVAN, April 29. /ARKA/. Armenian archives were opened for all
countries long ago, Hamlet Gasparyan, Press Secretary of the RA
Foreign Office statedin response to Turkish mass media reports on
Armenia's alleged unwillingness to open its archives. `Numerous
foreign scholars have so far made use of them, but no Turk has been
among them. If they want, they can come and see,' says Gasparyan's
statement. According to him, `if there is a real wish to establish
relations pretexts are unnecessary.' `We want to say once more that
the reality has been known to everybody for long. Let us set
propaganda aside and have a frank conversation,' Gasparyan
said. P.T. -0--
YEREVAN, April 29. /ARKA/. Armenian archives were opened for all
countries long ago, Hamlet Gasparyan, Press Secretary of the RA
Foreign Office statedin response to Turkish mass media reports on
Armenia's alleged unwillingness to open its archives. `Numerous
foreign scholars have so far made use of them, but no Turk has been
among them. If they want, they can come and see,' says Gasparyan's
statement. According to him, `if there is a real wish to establish
relations pretexts are unnecessary.' `We want to say once more that
the reality has been known to everybody for long. Let us set
propaganda aside and have a frank conversation,' Gasparyan
said. P.T. -0--