TURKISH PM: INVENTED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE - AN ATTEMPT TO MAR GLORIOUS TURKISH HISTORY
Author: M. Taghiyev
TREND, Azerbaijan
Sept 11 2006
Certain forces will do everything possible to dishonor the glorious
history of the Turkish people, and statements on the so-called Armenian
genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 are typical examples of this,
Turkish Prime Minister Rejeb Tayib Erdogan told journalists, Trend
reports referring to Turkish media sources.
"It is not easy to find a nation with such a vast historic heritage.
Being the Turkish Prime Minister, I personally proposed to Armenia
to establish a joint research commission to study the events of the
last years of the Ottoman Empire`s existence", told Mr. Erdogan, and
stressed that his Government will do everything possible to support
the activity of agencies engaging in the study of Turkish history
and language.
"Both agencies are one of the key heritages of the period of the
establishment of Turkish Republic", said the Turkish Prime-Minister.
Author: M. Taghiyev
TREND, Azerbaijan
Sept 11 2006
Certain forces will do everything possible to dishonor the glorious
history of the Turkish people, and statements on the so-called Armenian
genocide in the Ottoman Empire in 1915 are typical examples of this,
Turkish Prime Minister Rejeb Tayib Erdogan told journalists, Trend
reports referring to Turkish media sources.
"It is not easy to find a nation with such a vast historic heritage.
Being the Turkish Prime Minister, I personally proposed to Armenia
to establish a joint research commission to study the events of the
last years of the Ottoman Empire`s existence", told Mr. Erdogan, and
stressed that his Government will do everything possible to support
the activity of agencies engaging in the study of Turkish history
and language.
"Both agencies are one of the key heritages of the period of the
establishment of Turkish Republic", said the Turkish Prime-Minister.