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FREEZING OF TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS WAS HUGE SACRIFICE BY TURKEY - TURKOLOGIST
news.am
Sept 6 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Turkey wishes to become leader in the Islamic world,
said turkologist Ruben Melkonyan during a press conference held today.
Reflecting on Turkish-Israeli relations, Melkonyan noted that military
cooperation was the most developed of those relations, and, by putting
military agreements on hold and bringing diplomatic relations to a
minimum, these relations will change considerably.
Reminding that Turkey had demanded from Israel to apologize for the
incident with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Ruben Melkonyan stated:
"This demand is made by a country which, for over 90 years, refuses
to apologize for 1.5 million victims. This demand is made by a country
which, for approximately 20 years, has unlawfully blockaded Armenia."
He also added that Israel will step up its efforts toward recognition
of the Armenian Genocide. In Melkonyan's words, certain countries try
to make use of the Armenian Genocide issue for political objectives
and that cannot be considered sincere, but rather order of the moment.
news.am
Sept 6 2011
Armenia
YEREVAN. - Turkey wishes to become leader in the Islamic world,
said turkologist Ruben Melkonyan during a press conference held today.
Reflecting on Turkish-Israeli relations, Melkonyan noted that military
cooperation was the most developed of those relations, and, by putting
military agreements on hold and bringing diplomatic relations to a
minimum, these relations will change considerably.
Reminding that Turkey had demanded from Israel to apologize for the
incident with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Ruben Melkonyan stated:
"This demand is made by a country which, for over 90 years, refuses
to apologize for 1.5 million victims. This demand is made by a country
which, for approximately 20 years, has unlawfully blockaded Armenia."
He also added that Israel will step up its efforts toward recognition
of the Armenian Genocide. In Melkonyan's words, certain countries try
to make use of the Armenian Genocide issue for political objectives
and that cannot be considered sincere, but rather order of the moment.