Pan Armenian News
KOCHARIAN DID NOT RECEIVE NEW PROPOSALS FROM TURKISH PREMIER
30.04.2005 03:24
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ «We did not receive any new official proposals from the
Prime Minister of Turkey, however, judging by media reports, Recep Tayyip
Erdogan does not propose anything new,» stated Victor Soghomonian, the Press
Secretary of the Armenian President, reported RFE/RL. According to Turkish
Milliyet, Erdogan stated Turkey is ready to establish diplomatic relations
with Armenia if Yerevan agrees to form a joint commission to research the
fact of the Armenian Genocide. “On the one hand, political relations could
be established. On the other hand, the work (on the archives) could
continue,’ the Turkish Premier said. It should be reminded that earlier
Erdogan sent a letter to the President of Armenia, proposing to form a group
of historians and other experts from Armenia and Turkey to research the
archives not only in Armenia and Turkey, but also third countries and
acquaint the international community with the outcomes of the research.’ In
a response letter Robert Kocharian rejected the proposal to join the
commission, suggesting to establish normal relations between the two
countries in exchange.