SYMPOSIUM TO BE ORGANIZED IN ERCIYES UNIVERSITY ON TURKISH – ARMENIAN RELATIONS

Anatolian Times, Turkey
April 17 2006

KAYSERI – Plenary discussion panel on: “The Art of Living Together
in the Ottoman Society: The Case of Turkish-Armenian Relations” will
be organized in Erciyes University (EU) in Central Anatolian city of
Kayseri, it was reported on Sunday.

EU Rector Prof. Cengiz Utas held a news conference and said the
university will host the symposium between April 20 and 22

Utas said 125 scientists from various countries and Turkish Armenians
Patriarch Mesrob II would attend the symposium where social dimensions
of the Turkish-Armenian relations would be examined rather than
political dimensions.

Prof. Metin Hulagu, the Chairman of the Symposium Organization
Committee said they hoped the symposium to be a new start in
Turkish-Armenian relations, stating that issues based on documents
would be discussed.

“We want the symposium to establish a new bridge between Turkey and
Armenia. We hope to organize the second symposium in Armenia. Peace,
tolerance and dialogue between Turks and Armenian will be taken up,”
he noted.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress