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TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER: ARMENIA HOSTAGE OF ITS OWN LOBBY
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 2 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 2
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Armenia is a hostage of its own lobby, Turkish Hurriyet newspaper
quoted the country's parliament speaker Cemil Cicek as saying on
June 2.
He underscored that Turkey has several times attempted to restore
its relations with Armenia, but to no avail.
"Previously, Turkey's president and foreign minister visited Armenia
in order to restore relations between Yerevan and Ankara. But this
visit didn't give any results, as the opposite side didn't take any
reciprocal steps," the speaker said.
Cicek pointed out that the "Armenian genocide" is one of the barriers
in the restoration of Armenian-Turkish relations.
He went on to add that it will be difficult to ensure stability in
the South Caucasus region unless the relations between Armenia and
Azerbaijan are normalized.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor the
Ottoman Empire allegedly carried out "genocide" against the Armenians
living in Anatolia in 1915. Armenians, increasing their propaganda
of the so-called genocide in the world, have achieved its recognition
by parliaments of some countries.
Edited by C.N.
Trend, Azerbaijan
June 2 2014
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 2
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Armenia is a hostage of its own lobby, Turkish Hurriyet newspaper
quoted the country's parliament speaker Cemil Cicek as saying on
June 2.
He underscored that Turkey has several times attempted to restore
its relations with Armenia, but to no avail.
"Previously, Turkey's president and foreign minister visited Armenia
in order to restore relations between Yerevan and Ankara. But this
visit didn't give any results, as the opposite side didn't take any
reciprocal steps," the speaker said.
Cicek pointed out that the "Armenian genocide" is one of the barriers
in the restoration of Armenian-Turkish relations.
He went on to add that it will be difficult to ensure stability in
the South Caucasus region unless the relations between Armenia and
Azerbaijan are normalized.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor the
Ottoman Empire allegedly carried out "genocide" against the Armenians
living in Anatolia in 1915. Armenians, increasing their propaganda
of the so-called genocide in the world, have achieved its recognition
by parliaments of some countries.
Edited by C.N.