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ANKARA CANCELS MEETING OF EU-TURKEY JOINT PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan)
February 11, 2015 Wednesday 5:48 PM GMT +4
Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.11
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Ankara has cancelled the next meeting of the EU-Turkey Joint
Parliamentary Committee as the committee's agenda included discussions
on the "Armenian genocide", Hurriyet newspaper reported on Feb.11.
The meeting was to be held on Feb.18-19 in Turkey's Istanbul city.
Earlier, Turkey's authorities warned the EU that Ankara will refuse
to hold the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee's meeting if its
agenda includes discussions on the "Armenian genocide".
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. Turkey in turn has always denied "the
genocide" took place.
While strengthening the efforts to promote the "genocide" in the
world, Armenians have achieved its recognition by the parliaments of
some countries.
Although Turkey has repeatedly proposed to create an independent
commission to investigate the events of 1915, Armenia continues to
reject this proposal.
Moreover, previously, Turkish authorities have repeatedly made gestures
to Armenia. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's message to the Armenian people on
April 24, 2014 is one of such recent gestures.
Erdogan said in that message that the events of 1915 were a
difficult time not only for Armenians, but also for Arabs, Kurds and
representatives of other nations living in the country.
Trend Daily News (Azerbaijan)
February 11, 2015 Wednesday 5:48 PM GMT +4
Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.11
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Ankara has cancelled the next meeting of the EU-Turkey Joint
Parliamentary Committee as the committee's agenda included discussions
on the "Armenian genocide", Hurriyet newspaper reported on Feb.11.
The meeting was to be held on Feb.18-19 in Turkey's Istanbul city.
Earlier, Turkey's authorities warned the EU that Ankara will refuse
to hold the EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee's meeting if its
agenda includes discussions on the "Armenian genocide".
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. Turkey in turn has always denied "the
genocide" took place.
While strengthening the efforts to promote the "genocide" in the
world, Armenians have achieved its recognition by the parliaments of
some countries.
Although Turkey has repeatedly proposed to create an independent
commission to investigate the events of 1915, Armenia continues to
reject this proposal.
Moreover, previously, Turkish authorities have repeatedly made gestures
to Armenia. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's message to the Armenian people on
April 24, 2014 is one of such recent gestures.
Erdogan said in that message that the events of 1915 were a
difficult time not only for Armenians, but also for Arabs, Kurds and
representatives of other nations living in the country.