TURKISH OFFICERS IN RETIREMENT SHOULD INTERPRET “GENOCIDE” TERM

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6. ARMINFO. About 300 Turkish officers in retirement
intend to take active part at “Armenia in period of Ottoman empire
downfall” forthcoming conference in Istanbul, as Turkish “Zaman”
informs, Head of Turkish retired officers Union, divisional general
in retirement Rza Kyuchugogly stated.

Kyuchugogly noted that he has sent a proper letter to conference
organizers and informed on their wish to take active part at both
the conference and the discussions. In his words, officers are
tuned resolutely enough and certainly will participate there. Both
Kyuchugogly and Union members prove their certainty with the importance
of the forthcoming conference in the interests of Turkey’s future. “If
this action are being organized under a slogan that the Armenian
issue will be given democratic explanation, we consider necessary our
participation there. If they use “Genocide” word, in fact groundlessly
blaming Turkey in its fulfillment, we at least will demand to interpret
“Genocide” term”, he stated.