TPB CHAIRMAN SENDS LETTER TO MEMBERS OF US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Turkish Press
Sept 16 2005

ANKARA – Turkish Parliamentarians Union (TPB) Chairman Hasan Korkmazcan
sent a letter to members of U.S. House of Representatives, calling
them to act with commonsense and without prejudice regarding the
draft resolution on the so-called Armenian genocide, it was reported
on Friday.

The letter stressed that the provocation carried out by fanatic
organizations within the framework of biased, racist and unreal
allegations, would affect negatively friendly relations of Turkey
with its neighbors.

Korkmazcan indicated that reflecting historical incidents through a
biased point of view which is far from being scientific, and turning
them into campaigns targeting Turkey`s social values, was unfortunate.

Korkmazcan said, “it is an absolute necessity to remember (today)
terrorist groups of Armenian origin, claiming lives of many civilians
and leaving its mark on 70`s and 80`s.”

Committee on International Relations of the U.S. House of
Representatives Thursday passed two resolutions acknowledging the
so-called Armenian genocide, although the U.S. Department of State
sent the committee a letter opposing this move.