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MESSAGE TO ARMENIANS NOT TACTICAL: TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTRY
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Jan 21 2015
ANKARA
Messages from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year and Prime
Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Jan. 20 addressed to Armenians were not
"tactical" steps taken for the 100th anniversary of the 1915 events,
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic has said.
"Those statements have sincere and functional dimensions. They
represent a conscientious stance and a humane perspective," Bilgic
told reporters on Jan. 21.
Ankara has taken a clear position against insensitivity toward the
pain caused by the 1915 incidents, he claimed.
In a commemoration message for the eighth anniversary of the
assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on Jan. 20,
Davutoglu called on all Armenians to jointly seek ways to resolve
their historical differences with Turkey, stressing that it is a
must for Turks and Armenians to "engage in humane relations and to
recognize each other in light of 800 years of common history."
"It's possible for two ancient people to have the maturity to
understand each other and to look to the future together. Turks and
Armenians, sharing the same geography and long history, can only
talk to each other about their problems and seek together ways to
resolve them. It is a necessity for us to develop mutual trust and
cooperation, to know each other again in light of our 800 years of
common history, and to engage in a humane relationship," Davutoglu
said in a written statement.
In a landmark statement on the Armenian issue delivered on April 23,
2014, Erdogan highlighted the "shared pain" endured during the 1915
events, expressing condolences on behalf of the Turkish state to the
grandchildren of Armenians who lost their lives "in the context of
the early 20th century."
January/21/2015
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/message-to-armenians-not-tactical-turkish-foreign-ministry.aspx?pageID=238&nID=77264&NewsCatID=510
From: A. Papazian
Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
Jan 21 2015
ANKARA
Messages from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan last year and Prime
Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Jan. 20 addressed to Armenians were not
"tactical" steps taken for the 100th anniversary of the 1915 events,
Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tanju Bilgic has said.
"Those statements have sincere and functional dimensions. They
represent a conscientious stance and a humane perspective," Bilgic
told reporters on Jan. 21.
Ankara has taken a clear position against insensitivity toward the
pain caused by the 1915 incidents, he claimed.
In a commemoration message for the eighth anniversary of the
assassination of Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink on Jan. 20,
Davutoglu called on all Armenians to jointly seek ways to resolve
their historical differences with Turkey, stressing that it is a
must for Turks and Armenians to "engage in humane relations and to
recognize each other in light of 800 years of common history."
"It's possible for two ancient people to have the maturity to
understand each other and to look to the future together. Turks and
Armenians, sharing the same geography and long history, can only
talk to each other about their problems and seek together ways to
resolve them. It is a necessity for us to develop mutual trust and
cooperation, to know each other again in light of our 800 years of
common history, and to engage in a humane relationship," Davutoglu
said in a written statement.
In a landmark statement on the Armenian issue delivered on April 23,
2014, Erdogan highlighted the "shared pain" endured during the 1915
events, expressing condolences on behalf of the Turkish state to the
grandchildren of Armenians who lost their lives "in the context of
the early 20th century."
January/21/2015
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/message-to-armenians-not-tactical-turkish-foreign-ministry.aspx?pageID=238&nID=77264&NewsCatID=510
From: A. Papazian