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Vestnik Kavkaza, Russia
April 24 2014
Turkish PM expresses condolences to relatives of Armenians killed in
20th century
24 April 2014 - 11:53am
In parliament today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has
expressed his condolences to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in
the 20th century. He proposed formation of a joint Turkish-Armenian
commission to study the events in 1915.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that Armenia was no longer
regarding Turkey as an enemy. He reminded that some Turks had helped
Armenian families in the times of pogroms and saved their children.
Sergey Minasyan, deputy director of the Kavkaz Institute, expressed a
hope that Turkey had started reframing the events of 1915. However the
expert doubts that the humanitarian messages of Erdogan and Sargsyan
would have any political consequences. In his opinion, both sides
spoke the truth.
According to Minasyan, the positive declaration did not mean that the
sides would ratify the protocols signed in 2009, diplomatic relations
would be rebuilt or borders opened. He said that it all depended on
the political elites. The analyst reminded that Erdogan was the one to
reject ratification of the protocols.
From: A. Papazian
April 24 2014
Turkish PM expresses condolences to relatives of Armenians killed in
20th century
24 April 2014 - 11:53am
In parliament today, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has
expressed his condolences to the grandchildren of Armenians killed in
the 20th century. He proposed formation of a joint Turkish-Armenian
commission to study the events in 1915.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said that Armenia was no longer
regarding Turkey as an enemy. He reminded that some Turks had helped
Armenian families in the times of pogroms and saved their children.
Sergey Minasyan, deputy director of the Kavkaz Institute, expressed a
hope that Turkey had started reframing the events of 1915. However the
expert doubts that the humanitarian messages of Erdogan and Sargsyan
would have any political consequences. In his opinion, both sides
spoke the truth.
According to Minasyan, the positive declaration did not mean that the
sides would ratify the protocols signed in 2009, diplomatic relations
would be rebuilt or borders opened. He said that it all depended on
the political elites. The analyst reminded that Erdogan was the one to
reject ratification of the protocols.
From: A. Papazian