Cyprus Press & Information Office – Occupied Northern Cyprus
Feb 25 2005

Armenian genocide on the table

Ankara Anatolia news agency (24.02.05) from Strasbourg reports that
the Turkish parliamentarians reacted to French Parliamentarian
Jacques Toubon who brought Armenian genocide to the table and wanted
Turkey to accept Sevres Treaty.

Turkey’s relations with its neighbours were discussed in the closing
session of Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission (JPC) meeting
held in Strasbourg on Thursday. Turkey’s relations particularly with
Armenia, Greece and Cyprus were assessed during the meeting that was
closed to the press.

Speaking at the meeting Toubon said European Parliament made a
decision about the Armenian genocide and stressed that Turkey should
recognize the genocide before joining European Union (EU).

Republican People’s Party (RPP) Parliamentarian Sukru Elekdag denied
the claims of Toubon, saying they were baseless. Explaining
Turkish-Armenian relations, Elekdag said that Turkey that supported
the idea that allegations of genocide should be searched solely by
historians and not by the politicians.

Elekdag suggested that a committee of experts composed of Turkish and
Armenian historians should be formed under the auspices of UNESCO to
investigate the issue.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress