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    TURKISH OFFICIALS HAVE SHORT MEMORY FOR HISTORY

    news.am
    Nov 4 2009
    Armenia

    Rize city (North Turkey) was a first stop in the regional tour of
    Mr. Pinhas Avivi, Israeli Ambassador to Turkey. The meeting between
    Israeli diplomat and Halil Bakirci, Mayor of Rize, was chilly, Iha
    e-source informs. Bakirci said that the locals are worried about
    Israeli tourists staying in the countryside, bypassing the city.

    Avivi stated that Israeli-Turkish relations have stable basis,
    although they presently go through hard times.

    "Israel carries out expansionist policy and opinion of Turkish people
    about it will remain unchanged. Due to this, as a governor I am
    concerned over the matter, as Israeli tourists might face challenges
    while visiting the country. Preventive measures are taken in this
    regard," Bakirci stated.

    Israeli Ambassador insisted that there is no alternative to his
    country but to do so, adding that Turks would act likewise if find
    themselves in a similar situation.

    Bakirci maintained, "I do not speak on behalf of the country but on
    my own. While at war, Israel will fail to achieve peace. For peace
    establishment in the region Israel should end the war. Indeed, Rize
    residents will defend themselves in case of threat, but in now way
    killing children," emphasized Bakirci.

    The dialogue broke off, as this sharp standpoint astonished Israeli
    Ambassador and his entourage.

    Accusing Israel of committing crimes in Palestine, Rize Mayor forgot
    to mention Turks' ability to perpetrate the massacre of a whole
    nation while "defending themselves". In any case, raving about the
    murdered Palestinian children, the Turkish official withheld how
    Turks slaughtered Armenian children during the Genocide in 1915.
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