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ARMENIAN COMMUNITY OFFENDED BY ERDOGAN'S RECENT SPEECH
tert.am
02.10.12
In his recent speech Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has offended the Armenian community of Turkey.
Speaking to Taraf paper, editor of Agos, Istanbul-based Armenian
paper, Rober Koptash and writer, activist Hayko Baghdat stated that
Erdogan again linked the normalization of relations with Armenia
with the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, stating that
"as far as the demands of Azerbaijani brothers have been implemented"
their decision will not change.
"With it the Turkish PM put an end to the football diplomacy of
Abdullah Gul and to the Armenian-Turkish protocols. He once again
tied normalization of relations with Karabakh conflict settlement,"
he said. "It is remarkable that Erdogan likens Karabakh issue with
the Cyprian one while he does not think of suspending relations
with Greece but prefers not to have any relations with Armenia
because of Azerbaijan. The Turkish PM applies double standards,"
Rober Koptash said.
Hayko Baghdat said Erdogan imagines such a character of Armenian
which is offensive for Armenians. "He thinks we are a small group
of inherited people who is given a right to live like orange fish in
aquarium. He thinks 'let's feed them, so that they will not die.' I
am very concerned about it. It is rather humiliating for us," he said.
tert.am
02.10.12
In his recent speech Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
has offended the Armenian community of Turkey.
Speaking to Taraf paper, editor of Agos, Istanbul-based Armenian
paper, Rober Koptash and writer, activist Hayko Baghdat stated that
Erdogan again linked the normalization of relations with Armenia
with the settlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, stating that
"as far as the demands of Azerbaijani brothers have been implemented"
their decision will not change.
"With it the Turkish PM put an end to the football diplomacy of
Abdullah Gul and to the Armenian-Turkish protocols. He once again
tied normalization of relations with Karabakh conflict settlement,"
he said. "It is remarkable that Erdogan likens Karabakh issue with
the Cyprian one while he does not think of suspending relations
with Greece but prefers not to have any relations with Armenia
because of Azerbaijan. The Turkish PM applies double standards,"
Rober Koptash said.
Hayko Baghdat said Erdogan imagines such a character of Armenian
which is offensive for Armenians. "He thinks we are a small group
of inherited people who is given a right to live like orange fish in
aquarium. He thinks 'let's feed them, so that they will not die.' I
am very concerned about it. It is rather humiliating for us," he said.