TURKISH JUSTICE MINISTER LOST ERDOGAN’S FAVOR “BECAUSE OF ARMENIA”

Pan Armenian News
30.05.2005 04:21

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned
the statement by Justice Minister Cemil Cicek, AFP (Istanbul)
reported. In his words, the negative statement on the conference
entitled “Ottoman Armenians during the Decline of the Empire: Issues
of Scientific Responsibility and Democracy” scheduled for May 25-27
was merely personal and does not reflect the official position of the
Turkish government on the issue. To remind, under pressure from the
Turkish government, organizers were forced to cancel the unprecedented
event set to open in Istanbul. Turkish Justice Minister Cemil Cicek
accused the conference organizers of committing treason. It should
be also noted that the EU subjected to sharp criticism the government
decision.