PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE OF ARMENIA AND TURKEY POSSIBLE

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.10.2006 13:35 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenian and Turkey co-exist in peace, Armenian
Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian said in an interview with the
Armenian Public TV. "Turkey is a big country and our neighbor. We
should resign ourselves to the thought that we live next to a nation,
whose ancestors perpetrated the Genocide," Oskanian said. In his words,
the Armenian Genocide problem should be considered not at historical
but at political level. "Taking into account the current political
situation within Turkey the proposal of Prime Minister Erdogan on
formation of a historical commission is insincere and not serious,"
the RA FM said. In his words, this proposal was made for a mere PR
purpose to show Europe that Turkey is ready to discuss the issue. "If
a commission of historians is formed nothing will change. It will
consist of Turks denying the Genocide and of Armenians pressing
for its recognition," Oskanian underscored. "This issue cannot be
considered at historical level with Turks, who themselves politicized
the problem," the Minister said. According to him, the response of the
Armenian President on formation of an intergovernmental commission
is more logical and corresponds to the political reality, reports
newsarmenia.ru.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress