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Ahmet Davutoglu: Turkey will not allow anyone else to evaluate its history
13.03.2010 15:07 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ahmet Davutoglu, who is currently in Lapland city of
Finland to attend the informal meeting of foreign ministers, met with
his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt.
Davutoglu told reporters following the meeting, "we regret that
Swedish parliament decided to approve the resolution. First of all, we
think that parliaments should not evaluate such historical events
since most of parliamentarians do not have adequate information about
those events. Politicization of the history leads to serious problems
for our societies. We consider this decision of the Swedish parliament
as a big mistake. It is impossible to accept it."
"Secondly, there were perfect relations between Turkey and Sweden.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was scheduled to pay a visit to
Sweden next week to further improve our bilateral relations which we
described as a kind of strategic partnership. Under the light of
recent developments, we had to cancel Prime Minister Erdogan's visit.
Also, we recalled our ambassador in Stockholm for consultations. We
did not expect such a decision from the parliament of a friendly
country," he said.
Davutoglu said, "I conveyed our views to Bildt. We hope that such
decisions which provoke developments in the region would not be made
in the future. Turkey will not allow anyone else to evaluate its
history."
Carl Bildt, on his part, said that it was not rightful to politicize
historical issues with decisions made by parliaments. He said that
such decisions seriously damage rapprochement processes, and expressed
his sorrow.
Bildt said that Sweden, despite the decision of the parliament, would
continue extending full support to Turkey's EU membership process.
We consider Turkey as an important part of the future Europe, he said.
Bildt added they tried hard to persuade parliamentarians that such a
decision would be a serious mistake, Anatolian News agency reported.
From: Baghdasarian
13.03.2010 15:07 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ahmet Davutoglu, who is currently in Lapland city of
Finland to attend the informal meeting of foreign ministers, met with
his Swedish counterpart Carl Bildt.
Davutoglu told reporters following the meeting, "we regret that
Swedish parliament decided to approve the resolution. First of all, we
think that parliaments should not evaluate such historical events
since most of parliamentarians do not have adequate information about
those events. Politicization of the history leads to serious problems
for our societies. We consider this decision of the Swedish parliament
as a big mistake. It is impossible to accept it."
"Secondly, there were perfect relations between Turkey and Sweden.
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was scheduled to pay a visit to
Sweden next week to further improve our bilateral relations which we
described as a kind of strategic partnership. Under the light of
recent developments, we had to cancel Prime Minister Erdogan's visit.
Also, we recalled our ambassador in Stockholm for consultations. We
did not expect such a decision from the parliament of a friendly
country," he said.
Davutoglu said, "I conveyed our views to Bildt. We hope that such
decisions which provoke developments in the region would not be made
in the future. Turkey will not allow anyone else to evaluate its
history."
Carl Bildt, on his part, said that it was not rightful to politicize
historical issues with decisions made by parliaments. He said that
such decisions seriously damage rapprochement processes, and expressed
his sorrow.
Bildt said that Sweden, despite the decision of the parliament, would
continue extending full support to Turkey's EU membership process.
We consider Turkey as an important part of the future Europe, he said.
Bildt added they tried hard to persuade parliamentarians that such a
decision would be a serious mistake, Anatolian News agency reported.
From: Baghdasarian