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January 29, 2015 Thursday 11:16 AM GMT +4
Armenia, Armenian lobby not ready to shake Turkey's hand of friendship - FM
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.29
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Armenia and the Armenian lobby are not ready to shake Turkey's hand of
friendship, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
He said the active promotion of the 1915 events as "Armenian genocide"
is the bright example for that, Anadolu agency reported on Jan.29.
Turkey has repeatedly expressed readiness to open the archives for
investigating the 1915 events, however, Armenia constantly rejects
this proposal of Ankara, according to Cavusoglu.
He also added that Turkey takes measures against the Armenian propaganda.
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.
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.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said earlier that the emphasis
on the 1915 events hinders the normalization of relations between
Ankara and Yerevan.
He said that Ankara hopes for the normalization of relations with
Yerevan, however, Armenia should break down its stereotypes associated
with the mentioned events.
From: Baghdasarian
January 29, 2015 Thursday 11:16 AM GMT +4
Armenia, Armenian lobby not ready to shake Turkey's hand of friendship - FM
Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.29
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Armenia and the Armenian lobby are not ready to shake Turkey's hand of
friendship, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
He said the active promotion of the 1915 events as "Armenian genocide"
is the bright example for that, Anadolu agency reported on Jan.29.
Turkey has repeatedly expressed readiness to open the archives for
investigating the 1915 events, however, Armenia constantly rejects
this proposal of Ankara, according to Cavusoglu.
He also added that Turkey takes measures against the Armenian propaganda.
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.
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.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said earlier that the emphasis
on the 1915 events hinders the normalization of relations between
Ankara and Yerevan.
He said that Ankara hopes for the normalization of relations with
Yerevan, however, Armenia should break down its stereotypes associated
with the mentioned events.
From: Baghdasarian