Zaman, Turkey
March 30 2005

Swiss FM to Turkey: Confront Your Past
By Suleyman Kurt
Published: Wednesday 30, 2005
zaman.com

In response to Swiss Foreign Minister Micheline Calmy-Rey’s comments
that Turkey should confront its past over the so-called Armenian
genocide, Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has said that,
“Turkey is sure of its past.”

Gul disclosed on Tuesday that the invitation to examine the Ottoman
archives is also open to France and Switzerland. Minister Gul asked
Rey not to allow the Armenian Diaspora to ruin the relations between
the two countries in a meeting in Ankara. The National Assembly of
the Swiss parliament had decided to recognize the Armenian genocide
two years ago, and following this, Rey’s visit to Ankara had been
postponed. The Swiss Minister is also reported to have excluded the
Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) from a list of terrorist organizations.

Meanwhile, 90 members of the US Congress have called on US President
George W. Bush to recognize the allegations of Armenian genocide on
April 24th, which is considered by Armenians as the anniversary of
the alleged genocide.