PanArmenian News
March 12 2005

TURKEY READY TO ASSUME HISTORICAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ARMENIAN ISSUES,
TURKISH PREMIER STATED

12.03.2005 04:36

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey is ready to assume the historical
responsibility for the Armenian issue, Turkish Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan stated after a meeting with his political opponent
Deniz Baykal, the Deutsche Welle reported. Turkey will open its
archives for those, who declare the genocide is a historical fact,
the Premier stated. Erdogan called all interested parties to provide
access to archive materials. Both Turkish politicians proposed
forming a joint commission with the participation of Turkish and
Armenian historians for investigating the events of 1915. Official
Ankara had made the same initiative before. What is new about the
latest one is that it is suggested that not only the archives of
Turkey, Armenia and the USSR be opened, but also those of Germany,
France and the UK. The new element also includes Ankara suggesting to
investigate the dark sides of its history under the auspices of an
independent institution, e.g. the UNESCO.