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FRANCE OFFERS TO HOST TURKISH-ARMENIAN HISTORY COMMISSION MEETING
News.az
Nov 18 2011
Azerbaijan
France's foreign minister said on Friday that his country could host
a Turkish-Armenian joint history commission meeting.
Alain Juppe defined the incidents of 1915 as a challenging issue,
and said all big countries had work to on their history.
Such work could be done in a history commission, Juppe told a joint
press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
in Ankara.
Juppe described those times as troublesome for both Turkey and Armenia,
and said France may host such a meeting.
The French foreign minister said that significant progress could be
made at the meeting.
Davutoglu, for his part, said Turkey had accepted Juppe's call to
establish a joint history commission to investigate the incidents
of 1915.
"We are ready to discuss our own history and other countries' history
in an atmosphere of mutual respect and freedom," he said.
Davutoglu said, however, that Turkey was against laws and resolutions
that would make its self-defence impossible, and noted that there
was such a resolution at the French Senate today.
"Implementation of this resolution is against French intellectual
tradition and freedom of thought," Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said Turkey would welcome any initiative from France
regarding establishment of a joint history commission between Turkey
and Armenia, and hoped that it would contribute to Turkish-Armenian
rapprochement and the normalization of relations.
News.az
Nov 18 2011
Azerbaijan
France's foreign minister said on Friday that his country could host
a Turkish-Armenian joint history commission meeting.
Alain Juppe defined the incidents of 1915 as a challenging issue,
and said all big countries had work to on their history.
Such work could be done in a history commission, Juppe told a joint
press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
in Ankara.
Juppe described those times as troublesome for both Turkey and Armenia,
and said France may host such a meeting.
The French foreign minister said that significant progress could be
made at the meeting.
Davutoglu, for his part, said Turkey had accepted Juppe's call to
establish a joint history commission to investigate the incidents
of 1915.
"We are ready to discuss our own history and other countries' history
in an atmosphere of mutual respect and freedom," he said.
Davutoglu said, however, that Turkey was against laws and resolutions
that would make its self-defence impossible, and noted that there
was such a resolution at the French Senate today.
"Implementation of this resolution is against French intellectual
tradition and freedom of thought," Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said Turkey would welcome any initiative from France
regarding establishment of a joint history commission between Turkey
and Armenia, and hoped that it would contribute to Turkish-Armenian
rapprochement and the normalization of relations.