Turkish parliament seeks to end Armenians’ ‘genocide’ claims

Assa-Irada, Azerbaijan
March 25 2005

Baku, March 24, AssA-Irada

The Turkish parliament has invited leaders of the Armenian Diaspora
in this country to hold discussions, in an effort to put an end to
the false ‘genocide’ claims of Armenians.

Armenian representatives Etien Makhchupian and Grant Dinkin will
participate in the discussions to be held on April 5.

Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanian said “Official Ankara
intends to postpone the activities dedicated to the 90th anniversary
of the genocide of Armenians”.

Calling on Turkey to recognize the so-called ‘genocide’, Oskanian
said that the steps that Turkey plans to take to adjourn these events
will deal a serious blow on Turkey. He noted, however, that official
Yerevan is ready for a political dialogue with Turkey.*