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FORMER TURKISH AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE: IF FRENCH SENATE PASSES THE LAW ENVISAGING PUNISHMENT FOR EXPRESSION OF OPINION, IT WILL HAVE NEGATIVE INFLUENCE ON TURKEY-FRANCE RELATIONS
APA
Dec 14 2011
Azerbaijan
Osman Koruturk: In stead of attempting to blame Turkey unfairly for
what happened 100 years ago, the countries of the world should pay
attention to the release of the occupied Azerbaijani territories
Ankara. Mayis Alizadeh - APA. "We will leave for Paris on Monday and
speak with the members of the French parliament about this issue.
Nicolas Sarkozy said in 2006 that historians, not politicians should
deal with the "Armenian genocide" issue. In 2008 a minister of
Sarkozy's government also made a similar statement. Now they have
changed their positions and included this issue into the agenda
of the parliament. We will object to it and once more say that
historians should deal with these issues," parliamentarian from
the Republican People's Party (CHP), member of the foreign affairs
commission, Turkey's former ambassador to France Osman Koruturk told
APA while commenting on the discussion by the French Senate of the
bill criminalizing the so-called "Armenian genocide" denial.
Koruturk mentioned the statement issued by the Turkish parliament
regarding it.
"The statement says addressing Armenia, Russia, France, Germany,
UK and US that Turkey has opened all its archives, you should also
open your archives so that objective, independent historians can
study the issue thoroughly. Turkey will obey any decision that will
be passed by the historians. But these countries refuse to do it and
politicize the issue. We will tell the French parliamentarians if they
pass the law envisaging punishment for expression of opinion, it will
have negative influence on Turkey-France relations. We will return
on Wednesday and will prepare our decision regarding Turkey-France
relations taking into account the decision that will be passed by
the French parliament. Fraternal Azerbaijan also knows these issues
very well, there are serious scientists there dealing with these
issues. Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijani territories, Khojaly
genocide was committed 20 years ago. In stead of attempting to blame
Turkey unfairly for what happened 100 years ago, the countries of the
world should pay attention to the release of the occupied Azerbaijani
territories. Turkey's position is that no genocide was committed in
1915, any change in this position is out of the question," he said.
APA
Dec 14 2011
Azerbaijan
Osman Koruturk: In stead of attempting to blame Turkey unfairly for
what happened 100 years ago, the countries of the world should pay
attention to the release of the occupied Azerbaijani territories
Ankara. Mayis Alizadeh - APA. "We will leave for Paris on Monday and
speak with the members of the French parliament about this issue.
Nicolas Sarkozy said in 2006 that historians, not politicians should
deal with the "Armenian genocide" issue. In 2008 a minister of
Sarkozy's government also made a similar statement. Now they have
changed their positions and included this issue into the agenda
of the parliament. We will object to it and once more say that
historians should deal with these issues," parliamentarian from
the Republican People's Party (CHP), member of the foreign affairs
commission, Turkey's former ambassador to France Osman Koruturk told
APA while commenting on the discussion by the French Senate of the
bill criminalizing the so-called "Armenian genocide" denial.
Koruturk mentioned the statement issued by the Turkish parliament
regarding it.
"The statement says addressing Armenia, Russia, France, Germany,
UK and US that Turkey has opened all its archives, you should also
open your archives so that objective, independent historians can
study the issue thoroughly. Turkey will obey any decision that will
be passed by the historians. But these countries refuse to do it and
politicize the issue. We will tell the French parliamentarians if they
pass the law envisaging punishment for expression of opinion, it will
have negative influence on Turkey-France relations. We will return
on Wednesday and will prepare our decision regarding Turkey-France
relations taking into account the decision that will be passed by
the French parliament. Fraternal Azerbaijan also knows these issues
very well, there are serious scientists there dealing with these
issues. Armenia has occupied 20% of Azerbaijani territories, Khojaly
genocide was committed 20 years ago. In stead of attempting to blame
Turkey unfairly for what happened 100 years ago, the countries of the
world should pay attention to the release of the occupied Azerbaijani
territories. Turkey's position is that no genocide was committed in
1915, any change in this position is out of the question," he said.