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Turkishny.com, NY
Oct 7 2011
Davutoglu Says France's Confronting With Its Own History Will Be
Beneficial For World Peace
Friday, 07 October 2011 13:14 .
Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday that France's confronting
with its own history would be beneficial for world peace.
Ahmet Davutoglu said there was nothing in the remarks French President
Nicolas Sarkozy made in Armenia that could make Turkey offended.
"It will be very beneficial if France confronts with its own history,
particularly with African nations," Davutoglu told reporters in
Ankara.
Davutoglu's remarks came after Sarkozy had said France could pass a
law, similar to that in Switzerland, which would support
Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915.
Minister Davutoglu said those who recommended that Turkey should
confront with its history should first of all look at themselves.
"I consider such remarks as political opportunism, and unfortunately
such political opportunism is faced in Europe whenever there is an
upcoming election," Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said the remark was totally in line with internal politics
in France, and it was something that would have a negative impact on
Turkish-Armenian process.
It was impossible to think that such remarks would contribute to a
peace process, Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said Turkish people lived together with the Armenians in
same cities, neighborhoods for centuries, and Armenian people had huge
contributions in Turkish architecture those days.
"We will confront with out history, there is not any problem. However,
mentalities who cannot confront with their own histories and who have
not intermingled with the societies they have ruled and who have seen
them as a lower class, should confront with their own histories,"
Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said a state or a society that had a colonial history did
not have the right to give a lesson to Turkey to confront its history.
"We have always stated that the agonies experienced in 1915 are our
own agonies, and we suggested that we should share our agonies,"
Davutoglu also said.
Oct 7 2011
Davutoglu Says France's Confronting With Its Own History Will Be
Beneficial For World Peace
Friday, 07 October 2011 13:14 .
Turkey's foreign minister said on Friday that France's confronting
with its own history would be beneficial for world peace.
Ahmet Davutoglu said there was nothing in the remarks French President
Nicolas Sarkozy made in Armenia that could make Turkey offended.
"It will be very beneficial if France confronts with its own history,
particularly with African nations," Davutoglu told reporters in
Ankara.
Davutoglu's remarks came after Sarkozy had said France could pass a
law, similar to that in Switzerland, which would support
Armenian allegations regarding the incidents of 1915.
Minister Davutoglu said those who recommended that Turkey should
confront with its history should first of all look at themselves.
"I consider such remarks as political opportunism, and unfortunately
such political opportunism is faced in Europe whenever there is an
upcoming election," Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said the remark was totally in line with internal politics
in France, and it was something that would have a negative impact on
Turkish-Armenian process.
It was impossible to think that such remarks would contribute to a
peace process, Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said Turkish people lived together with the Armenians in
same cities, neighborhoods for centuries, and Armenian people had huge
contributions in Turkish architecture those days.
"We will confront with out history, there is not any problem. However,
mentalities who cannot confront with their own histories and who have
not intermingled with the societies they have ruled and who have seen
them as a lower class, should confront with their own histories,"
Davutoglu said.
Davutoglu said a state or a society that had a colonial history did
not have the right to give a lesson to Turkey to confront its history.
"We have always stated that the agonies experienced in 1915 are our
own agonies, and we suggested that we should share our agonies,"
Davutoglu also said.