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Turkish Press, Turkey
Jan 29 2015
Hollande urges new period of Turkey-Armenia relations
Thursday, January 29, 2015
French president urges two nations to start a new period of bilateral relations
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande called on Wednesday for
Turkey and Armenia to commence a new period of bilateral relations.
"It is time to break the taboos for the two nations for a new
beginning," said Holland at a dinner held by an Armenian association
in Paris.
The French president said the efforts to reveal the truth of Armenian
issue between the two countries should continue.
Hollande said he would attend a remembrance ceremony to be held in
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, on April 24.
Referring to recognition of Armenia's allegations over the 1915
incidents, Holland said: "We will see new gestures and new steps on
the road to recognition on the 100th commemoration year."
The 1915 incidents took place during World War I when a portion of the
Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the
invading Russians and revolted against the empire.
The uprisings came about after a decision by the empire to relocate
Armenians in eastern Anatolia.
The Armenian diaspora and the state of Armenia have both described the
incidents as "genocide" and have asked for compensation.
Turkey officially refutes this description, saying that although
Armenians died during relocations, many Turks also lost their lives in
attacks carried out by Armenian gangs in Anatolia.
Ankara has also long been calling for Armenia and its historians to
conduct a joint academic research and study the archives of both
countries.
In April 2014, President Erdogan - at that time prime minister of
Turkey - offered condolences for the Armenian deaths that occurred in
1915, a first for a Turkish statesman.
http://www.turkishpress.com/news/421733/
Jan 29 2015
Hollande urges new period of Turkey-Armenia relations
Thursday, January 29, 2015
French president urges two nations to start a new period of bilateral relations
PARIS - French President Francois Hollande called on Wednesday for
Turkey and Armenia to commence a new period of bilateral relations.
"It is time to break the taboos for the two nations for a new
beginning," said Holland at a dinner held by an Armenian association
in Paris.
The French president said the efforts to reveal the truth of Armenian
issue between the two countries should continue.
Hollande said he would attend a remembrance ceremony to be held in
Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, on April 24.
Referring to recognition of Armenia's allegations over the 1915
incidents, Holland said: "We will see new gestures and new steps on
the road to recognition on the 100th commemoration year."
The 1915 incidents took place during World War I when a portion of the
Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the
invading Russians and revolted against the empire.
The uprisings came about after a decision by the empire to relocate
Armenians in eastern Anatolia.
The Armenian diaspora and the state of Armenia have both described the
incidents as "genocide" and have asked for compensation.
Turkey officially refutes this description, saying that although
Armenians died during relocations, many Turks also lost their lives in
attacks carried out by Armenian gangs in Anatolia.
Ankara has also long been calling for Armenia and its historians to
conduct a joint academic research and study the archives of both
countries.
In April 2014, President Erdogan - at that time prime minister of
Turkey - offered condolences for the Armenian deaths that occurred in
1915, a first for a Turkish statesman.
http://www.turkishpress.com/news/421733/