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Turkish Foreign Ministry slams Sarkozy for his statements in Armenia
armradio.am
08.10.2011 14:52
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement the
statements by the French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
`We are astounded and deeply regret the statements by the French
President Nicolas Sarkozy during his visit to Armenia on the 6-7
October, requesting Turkey to review its history. The President also
said that he would be in favour of taking further steps to support
Armenian claims if Turkey fails to do this,' the statement reads.
`Such an inconsistent and imprudent handling of this serious matter
that has human and moral dimensions is unfortunate. Political
declarations based on one-sided information and reflecting accusatory
judgments regarding historical events are very far from the fair
approach that this issue requires and demonstrate a failure to even
comprehend Turkey's approach on the matter. This painful part of our
long history with the Armenians can be freely debated in Turkey,
unlike in some countries that are party to this issue or others that
are not,' the Ministry said, adding that `Turkey will continue its
constructive approach on how to improve its relations with Armenia,
overcome the controversy over the events of 1915 and reach a just
memory.'
`What is expected from France is to make a positive contribution to
this process and to adopt a responsible approach and discourse that
would show care to avoid both damaging the multi-dimensional
relationship between Turkey and France and offending the Turkish
community in France,' the statement reads.
From: A. Papazian
armradio.am
08.10.2011 14:52
The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement the
statements by the French President Nicolas Sarkozy.
`We are astounded and deeply regret the statements by the French
President Nicolas Sarkozy during his visit to Armenia on the 6-7
October, requesting Turkey to review its history. The President also
said that he would be in favour of taking further steps to support
Armenian claims if Turkey fails to do this,' the statement reads.
`Such an inconsistent and imprudent handling of this serious matter
that has human and moral dimensions is unfortunate. Political
declarations based on one-sided information and reflecting accusatory
judgments regarding historical events are very far from the fair
approach that this issue requires and demonstrate a failure to even
comprehend Turkey's approach on the matter. This painful part of our
long history with the Armenians can be freely debated in Turkey,
unlike in some countries that are party to this issue or others that
are not,' the Ministry said, adding that `Turkey will continue its
constructive approach on how to improve its relations with Armenia,
overcome the controversy over the events of 1915 and reach a just
memory.'
`What is expected from France is to make a positive contribution to
this process and to adopt a responsible approach and discourse that
would show care to avoid both damaging the multi-dimensional
relationship between Turkey and France and offending the Turkish
community in France,' the statement reads.
From: A. Papazian