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We apologize to Armenians - Kurdish MP
TERT.AM
18:25 - 03.02.13
A Kurdish independent MP has extended apologies to the Armenian nation
on behalf of his ancestors who took part in the 1915 anti-Armenian
massacres in the Ottoman Empire.
`We - as their sons, children and grandchildren - ask for
forgiveness,' Agos quoted Ahmet Turk, an MP elected from the Mardin
Province, as saying
He reportedly called upon the Turkish state to follow suit and
apologize to the Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis.
Noting that the Armenians suffered a big grief in 1915, Turk said his
nation was used as a tool for committing the massacre against the
ethnic minorities residing in the Ottoman Empire.
`The Armenians saw much grief in 1915. And the Kurds too, have their
share [of guilt] in that. Our grandfathers and fathers were used for
[fighting] against both the Armenians, and Assyrians, as well as the
Yezidis. We today - as their children and grandchildren - apologize to
them. Receiving apologies is important to my mind. If those events
happened before our republic came into existence, what obstacles are
there?' he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
TERT.AM
18:25 - 03.02.13
A Kurdish independent MP has extended apologies to the Armenian nation
on behalf of his ancestors who took part in the 1915 anti-Armenian
massacres in the Ottoman Empire.
`We - as their sons, children and grandchildren - ask for
forgiveness,' Agos quoted Ahmet Turk, an MP elected from the Mardin
Province, as saying
He reportedly called upon the Turkish state to follow suit and
apologize to the Armenians, Assyrians and Yezidis.
Noting that the Armenians suffered a big grief in 1915, Turk said his
nation was used as a tool for committing the massacre against the
ethnic minorities residing in the Ottoman Empire.
`The Armenians saw much grief in 1915. And the Kurds too, have their
share [of guilt] in that. Our grandfathers and fathers were used for
[fighting] against both the Armenians, and Assyrians, as well as the
Yezidis. We today - as their children and grandchildren - apologize to
them. Receiving apologies is important to my mind. If those events
happened before our republic came into existence, what obstacles are
there?' he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress