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  • BAKU: 'Approval of Armenian bill "inconsiderate and inequitable"

    news.az, Azerbaijan
    March 13 2010


    'Approval of Armenian bill was an "inconsiderate and inequitable" decision'
    Sat 13 March 2010 | 06:25 GMT Text size:


    Recep Tayyip Erdogan "The decision cast shadow over extremely positive
    relations between Turkey and Sweden."

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that
    approval of Armenian resolution in the Swedish parliament was an
    "inconsiderate and inequitable" decision.

    Commenting on the approval of the resolution on Armenian allegations
    regarding 1915 incidents in the Swedish parliament, Erdogan said, "an
    incident which had occurred 95 years ago and whose reasons, results
    and victims have not yet emerged into daylight, has been brought in
    front of Turkey just like a threat in many countries. I consider this
    as an inconsiderate and inequitable decision."

    Erdogan said the decision cast shadow over extremely positive
    relations between Turkey and Sweden.

    "Parliaments convene, vote and rule on incidents that occurred 95
    years ago. This approach lacks logic and commonsense. I am underlining
    that such decisions will have a negative impact on our efforts aiming
    to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia. Turkey is a very
    big country that will not bow and allow any fait accompli, ill-willed
    initiatives and irresponsible stances," Erdogan said.

    Erdogan noted that, "we will not give credit to those who fail to
    leave history to historians and those who refrain from archival
    documents and try to offend Turkey with tricks."

    Turkish prime minister said he cancelled a visit to Sweden planned to
    take place on March 17, "I would like to reaffirm that Turkey will not
    make any concession to its determination against such kind of
    ill-willed stances against Turkey."

    Swedish Parliament on Thursday approved a resolution on Armenian
    allegations regarding 1915 incidents with 131 votes against 130.

    The US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs last
    Thursday approved the resolution on Armenian allegations.

    Turkey strongly rejects the genocide allegations and regards the
    events as civil strife in wartime which claimed lives of many Turks
    and Armenians.

    Turk Net
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