ANKARA NOT AGAINST FORMING ARMENIAN-TURKISH INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMISSION

Pan Armenian News
05.05.2005 04:19

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Turkish authorities do not object to Armenian
and Turkish officials participation in the commission for study of
the events of 1915, reported Anadolu Turkish agency referring to
governmental sources. According to the source, two commissions can
be formed. One of them can be composed of historians, the second –
of Armenian and Turkish Government officials. Official Ankara also
supposes that German, Russian, British and American historians
may join their Armenian and Turkish colleagues. It should be noted
that earlier Erdogan had sent a letter to the President of Armenia
proposing to form a group composed of historians and other experts
from Armenia and Turkey that will study not only archives of Armenia
and Turkey, but also those of third countries and they will acquaint
the international community with the outcomes of their research. In
a response letter Robert Kocharian turned down the proposal on
forming a historical commission, in exchange suggesting to form an
Armenian-Turkish Intergovernmental Commission that may discuss the
Armenian Genocide issue among others.