Ankara criticises Poland for condemning Armenian massacres

Radio Polonia, Poland
April 21 2005

21.04.2005

Turkey has sharply criticised Poland for acknowledging the killing
of thousands of Armenians by Turks between 1915 and 1917 as genocide.

Earlier this week Poland joined a list of 15 countries that have
officially acknowledged the killings as genocide when its parliament
passed a resolution condemning the Armenian massacres.

Armenian sources speak about up to 1.5 million victims, while Ankara
counters that 300,000 Armenians and thousands of Turks were killed
during World War I when the Armenians rose against their Ottoman
rulers.

Ankara called the resolution passed by Polish parliament
“irresponsible,” and said it would hurt bilateral relations.