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NATO PA vice-president complains of Armenian parliament speaker to the Assembly
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 27, 2006
First vice-president of NATO Parliamentary Assembly, head of Turkish
delegation to NATO, ruling AKP party parliamentarian from Krikkale
Vahit Erdem has submitted second application of complaint to the
Assembly in connection with Armenian parliament president Tigran
Torosyan's insulting him. Mr.Erdem told APA's Turkey bureau.
"I submitted the first application of complaint to the Assembly in
June. And Torosyan also submitted an application regarding me. I
filed the second application of complaint to the Assembly after that.
I'll make public the details tomorrow," the vice-president said.
20-member delegation from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly led by Vahit
Erdem visited Yerevan in mid June this year. At the meeting in Armenian
parliament, the delegation head rejected the claims of the so-called
"Armenian genocide". And Torosyan told him that he had no right to
speak as Turkish parliamentarian as he heads NATO PA delegation. When
Erdem insisted on his position, he was deprived of the cars and
bodyguards. Though the NATO PA firs vice-president had a diplomatic
passport he had to pass the common salon in the airport, and was
checked. Therefore, he delegation head separated from the team to leave
for Tbilisi and came back to Turkey. The first vice-president demanded
in his first complaint to reproach Armenia for such insult./APA/
Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
July 27, 2006
First vice-president of NATO Parliamentary Assembly, head of Turkish
delegation to NATO, ruling AKP party parliamentarian from Krikkale
Vahit Erdem has submitted second application of complaint to the
Assembly in connection with Armenian parliament president Tigran
Torosyan's insulting him. Mr.Erdem told APA's Turkey bureau.
"I submitted the first application of complaint to the Assembly in
June. And Torosyan also submitted an application regarding me. I
filed the second application of complaint to the Assembly after that.
I'll make public the details tomorrow," the vice-president said.
20-member delegation from the NATO Parliamentary Assembly led by Vahit
Erdem visited Yerevan in mid June this year. At the meeting in Armenian
parliament, the delegation head rejected the claims of the so-called
"Armenian genocide". And Torosyan told him that he had no right to
speak as Turkish parliamentarian as he heads NATO PA delegation. When
Erdem insisted on his position, he was deprived of the cars and
bodyguards. Though the NATO PA firs vice-president had a diplomatic
passport he had to pass the common salon in the airport, and was
checked. Therefore, he delegation head separated from the team to leave
for Tbilisi and came back to Turkey. The first vice-president demanded
in his first complaint to reproach Armenia for such insult./APA/