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MEMBER OF SLOVAK PARLIAMENT: RETURN OF MOUNT ARARAT TO ARMENIA WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED STEP FOR RISE OF TURKEY'S AUTHORITY
Panorama
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
"Turkey's relations with Armenia are a litmus paper for understanding
Turkey's new foreign policy. Turkey has a population of 70 million,
Armenia - 3 million. Parliamentary system is established in both
countries, with government appointed through election, besides,
Turkey is a member of NATO, and this organization's doctrine is based
on democracy and humanism.
However, barbed wire fences the Armenian-Turkish border blocking
all ways for Armenia," member of Slovak parliament, founder of the
Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Frantisek Miklosko said in his
speech at the forum under the title "New Foreign Policy of Turkey"
held on September 10 in Poland. The text of the speech was provided
by the ARF press office.
F. Miklosko, particularly, said: "There is no ideological antagonism
between Armenia and Turkey, nevertheless, Turkey keeps transport and
economic, political blockade of Armenia.
Turkey cannot deny the fact of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, since
the Armenians were killed in their own land only because they were
Armenian.
I want to speak about a symbolic, yet a very important issue - Biblical
Mount Ararat. It is a matter of historical Christian heritage for
Armenia. Doesn't modern Turkey consider possible to return Mount
Ararat to Armenia? It would be an unprecedented step not only for
future peaceful coexistence but also for rise of Turkey's authority
in the world."
From: A. Papazian
Panorama
Sept 14 2010
Armenia
"Turkey's relations with Armenia are a litmus paper for understanding
Turkey's new foreign policy. Turkey has a population of 70 million,
Armenia - 3 million. Parliamentary system is established in both
countries, with government appointed through election, besides,
Turkey is a member of NATO, and this organization's doctrine is based
on democracy and humanism.
However, barbed wire fences the Armenian-Turkish border blocking
all ways for Armenia," member of Slovak parliament, founder of the
Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Frantisek Miklosko said in his
speech at the forum under the title "New Foreign Policy of Turkey"
held on September 10 in Poland. The text of the speech was provided
by the ARF press office.
F. Miklosko, particularly, said: "There is no ideological antagonism
between Armenia and Turkey, nevertheless, Turkey keeps transport and
economic, political blockade of Armenia.
Turkey cannot deny the fact of the Armenian Genocide of 1915, since
the Armenians were killed in their own land only because they were
Armenian.
I want to speak about a symbolic, yet a very important issue - Biblical
Mount Ararat. It is a matter of historical Christian heritage for
Armenia. Doesn't modern Turkey consider possible to return Mount
Ararat to Armenia? It would be an unprecedented step not only for
future peaceful coexistence but also for rise of Turkey's authority
in the world."
From: A. Papazian