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Kennedy on Armenian Issue: Unify Your Suggestions
By Suleyman Kurt
Zaman, Turkey
May 4 2005
Published: Wednesday 04, 2005
zaman.com
The US administration have positively viewed a possible meeting
between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Armenian
President Robert Kocharian at the European Council regarding the
so-called Armenian genocide allegations on May 16-17 and believe that
the different suggestions offered by each party might be evaluated
together.
The US Undersecretary of the State Department responsible for
European and Eurasian affairs Laura Kennedy said, "Why shouldn't
the differing suggestions of Erdogan and Kocharian be evaluated
together?" Kennedy met with Turkish diplomats in Ankara during her
two-day visit. Kennedy also met with the Turkish Foreign Ministry
Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and National Security Council (MGK)
Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan. Turkey and the US have agreed on a
meeting of expert delegations regarding the issues related to each
party. The US official will travel onto Lefkosa (Nicosia), Athens,
Brussels and London after her meetings in Ankara.
In the news conference, Kennedy revealed that the process between
Turkey and Armenia is "hopeful", and evaluated the possible meeting
of Erdogan and Kocharian in Warsaw as a "wonderful thing". While
Kennedy did not make any preference between Erdogan's suggestion
for the meeting of the historians and Kocharian's suggestion for
conducting an intergovernmental commission, she noted, "Why shouldn't
the two suggestions be evaluated together?" Kennedy also demanded
Turkey re-open the Armenian borders. The US official also announced
that in order to find a solution for the Cyprus issue Greek Cypriots
firstly need to address their concerns to the United Nations (UN).
Suggesting that no other state has worked as hard as the US to lift
the isolation against Turkish Cypriots, Kennedy confirmed that they
have not yet made any decision about direct flights to the Turkish
Republic of the Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The US Official added that
the date of the Erdogan-Bush meeting has not yet been determined.
By Suleyman Kurt
Zaman, Turkey
May 4 2005
Published: Wednesday 04, 2005
zaman.com
The US administration have positively viewed a possible meeting
between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Armenian
President Robert Kocharian at the European Council regarding the
so-called Armenian genocide allegations on May 16-17 and believe that
the different suggestions offered by each party might be evaluated
together.
The US Undersecretary of the State Department responsible for
European and Eurasian affairs Laura Kennedy said, "Why shouldn't
the differing suggestions of Erdogan and Kocharian be evaluated
together?" Kennedy met with Turkish diplomats in Ankara during her
two-day visit. Kennedy also met with the Turkish Foreign Ministry
Undersecretary Ali Tuygan and National Security Council (MGK)
Secretary-General Yigit Alpogan. Turkey and the US have agreed on a
meeting of expert delegations regarding the issues related to each
party. The US official will travel onto Lefkosa (Nicosia), Athens,
Brussels and London after her meetings in Ankara.
In the news conference, Kennedy revealed that the process between
Turkey and Armenia is "hopeful", and evaluated the possible meeting
of Erdogan and Kocharian in Warsaw as a "wonderful thing". While
Kennedy did not make any preference between Erdogan's suggestion
for the meeting of the historians and Kocharian's suggestion for
conducting an intergovernmental commission, she noted, "Why shouldn't
the two suggestions be evaluated together?" Kennedy also demanded
Turkey re-open the Armenian borders. The US official also announced
that in order to find a solution for the Cyprus issue Greek Cypriots
firstly need to address their concerns to the United Nations (UN).
Suggesting that no other state has worked as hard as the US to lift
the isolation against Turkish Cypriots, Kennedy confirmed that they
have not yet made any decision about direct flights to the Turkish
Republic of the Northern Cyprus (TRNC). The US Official added that
the date of the Erdogan-Bush meeting has not yet been determined.