Turkey condemns Slovakia’s parliament for recognizing Armenian genocide

Anatolia news agency
2 Dec 04

ANKARA

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemned the Slovakian
national parliament, which decided to recognize so-called Armenian
genocide.

Releasing a statement on Thursday [2 December], MFA said: “The
Slovakian national parliament decided on November 30th to recognize
the tragic events of 1915 as genocide with a fait accompli by a
political party. We regret and condemn such a decision of the
Slovakian national parliament.”

“Making judgements about controversial periods in the history of
someone else is not among duties and responsibilities of national
parliaments. Such a decision was taken for political purposes by
distorting events which actually caused Turks and Armenians to suffer
grave pains on the conditions of the World War I,” the ministry said.

MFA added: “In a period during which we are obliged to inherit
friendship and tolerance to the next generations instead of hatred,
this decision of the Slovakian national parliament contradicts
international facts. It is evident that this decision can not serve
any useful purpose.”