ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER: TURKISH AND AZERI MEDIA REPORTS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE REAL CONTENT OF THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM PIERRE LELLOUCHE
Yerevan, August 12. ArmInfo. Armenian Parliament Speaker Tigran
Torossyan refutes the reports by Turkish and Azeri media that NATO PA
President Pierre Lellouche has allegedly sent him a letter of protest
against "the disrespect they showed for the Turkish MP, NATO PA Vice
President Vahid Erdem in Yerevan."
In a talk with ArmInfo, Torossyan says that these allegations have
nothing to do with the real content of Lellouche’s letter. He says
that the Armenian side has sent Lellouche a letter informing him of
the very unbecoming behavior of Vahid Erdem in Yerevan. "Mr.
Lellouche answered very laconically and tactfully. He said no single
word blaming the Armenian side or protecting Mr. Erdem."
To note, it was exactly Erdem who told APA news agency (Baku) about
the "content" of Lellouche’s letter. Erdem said that "Mr. Lellouche
expressed his protest to Mr. Torossyan because during my stay in
Armenia they deprived me of office car and bodyguards and searched me
even though I had diplomatic passport. Though being soft, the position
of Mr. Lellouche has satisfied me." Erdem also accused Torossyan of
distorting facts in his letter to Lellouche.
To remind, NATO PA delegation led by Erdem visited Yerevan in mid
June. The key reason for Erdem’s indignation was not the alleged
"disrespect" for him but Torossyan’s stopping his attempt to prove
that the Armenian Genocide "is just a fiction."