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O'FARRELL SLAMS TURKEY FOR GALLIPOLI 'BAN'
NEWS.com.au, Australia
Aug 21 2013
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has hit out at Turkey for threatening to
ban MPs from Anzac Day services, after parliament officially recognised
the Ottoman genocide of Armenians.
The NSW legislative council in May passed a motion calling for the
official recognition of the Assyrian, Armenian and Greek genocides.
Turkey says the motion is not compatible with historic facts.
Turkish consul-general Gulseren Celik said on Wednesday as a result
of that Mr O'Farrell and other NSW MPs would be denied visas to attend
the Gallipoli service.
Mr O'Farrell says such a ban would fly in the face of the freedom
Australian diggers fought for.
"What a terrible indictment by the consul-general of the freedoms
fought for on Gallipoli," he told reporters.
Mr O'Farrell added that he would prefer to see the descendants of
Gallipoli veterans, not politicians, at commemoration services.
Read more:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/ofarrell-slams-turkey-for-gallipoli-ban/story-e6frfku9-1226702009528#ixzz2cewJ31bC
From: Baghdasarian
NEWS.com.au, Australia
Aug 21 2013
NSW Premier Barry O'Farrell has hit out at Turkey for threatening to
ban MPs from Anzac Day services, after parliament officially recognised
the Ottoman genocide of Armenians.
The NSW legislative council in May passed a motion calling for the
official recognition of the Assyrian, Armenian and Greek genocides.
Turkey says the motion is not compatible with historic facts.
Turkish consul-general Gulseren Celik said on Wednesday as a result
of that Mr O'Farrell and other NSW MPs would be denied visas to attend
the Gallipoli service.
Mr O'Farrell says such a ban would fly in the face of the freedom
Australian diggers fought for.
"What a terrible indictment by the consul-general of the freedoms
fought for on Gallipoli," he told reporters.
Mr O'Farrell added that he would prefer to see the descendants of
Gallipoli veterans, not politicians, at commemoration services.
Read more:
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/national/ofarrell-slams-turkey-for-gallipoli-ban/story-e6frfku9-1226702009528#ixzz2cewJ31bC
From: Baghdasarian