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January 2, 2015 Friday
Armenians' "genocide" claims to eventually lose meaning - Turkish ruling party
Jan. 02--"Armenian genocide" is a threat to peace in the region, a
board member of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, Mazhar
Bagli told Trend.
He said Turkey rejects Armenian claims according to which the events
of 1915 are "Armenian genocide".
Turkey has repeatedly expressed readiness to open its archives to
investigate the events of 1915, and the country has opened all its
archives, said Bagli.
He added that as a result of the development of relations with
brotherly Azerbaijan and other brotherly nations, Armenians' claims
regarding the "genocide" will eventually lose meaning.
Bagli said that with its increasing power, Turkey will easily be able
to cope with this issue.
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 so-called "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.
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency
January 2, 2015 Friday
Armenians' "genocide" claims to eventually lose meaning - Turkish ruling party
Jan. 02--"Armenian genocide" is a threat to peace in the region, a
board member of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party, Mazhar
Bagli told Trend.
He said Turkey rejects Armenian claims according to which the events
of 1915 are "Armenian genocide".
Turkey has repeatedly expressed readiness to open its archives to
investigate the events of 1915, and the country has opened all its
archives, said Bagli.
He added that as a result of the development of relations with
brotherly Azerbaijan and other brotherly nations, Armenians' claims
regarding the "genocide" will eventually lose meaning.
Bagli said that with its increasing power, Turkey will easily be able
to cope with this issue.
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 so-called "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.