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Turkish parliamentary speaker cancels Russian visit
NTV MSNBC, Turkey
May 7 2005
Last week, Arinc sent a letter of condemnation to the Polish parliament
for its recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide and cancelled
a planned visit by deputies from Poland to the Turkish parliament.
May 6- The speaker of the Turkish parliament has cancelled an official
visit to Moscow after the Russian parliament voted to acknowledge
allegations that the Ottoman Empire committed acts of genocide against
its Armenian citizens during the First World War.
Bulent Arinc announced Friday he would not be making the trip to
Russia, scheduled for June 6 to 9, after the Duma voted to recognise
the so-called Armenian genocide.
Arinc has stressed in the past that national parliaments were not
the place to make judgments over the controversial historical issues.
NTV MSNBC, Turkey
May 7 2005
Last week, Arinc sent a letter of condemnation to the Polish parliament
for its recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide and cancelled
a planned visit by deputies from Poland to the Turkish parliament.
May 6- The speaker of the Turkish parliament has cancelled an official
visit to Moscow after the Russian parliament voted to acknowledge
allegations that the Ottoman Empire committed acts of genocide against
its Armenian citizens during the First World War.
Bulent Arinc announced Friday he would not be making the trip to
Russia, scheduled for June 6 to 9, after the Duma voted to recognise
the so-called Armenian genocide.
Arinc has stressed in the past that national parliaments were not
the place to make judgments over the controversial historical issues.