ARMENIA OBLIGED TO DISCUSS GENOCIDE ISSUE

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[06:17 pm] 06 March, 2007

Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs is anxious about the
statement made by Turkish high-ranking authorities at the US Congress.

‘Governments should keep from interference in such issues. But
when Armenian issues are concerned, we cannot be indifferent as a
government especially under the Turkish government advocacy,’Vartan
Oskanian has highlighted.

Abdula Gyul together with a number of other Turk officials have warned
that Turkish- American relationship will be questioned if the Congress
adopts the resolution of Armenian Genocide.

According to Vartan Oskanian, this is nothing but an attempt to make
critics on the Turkish stance keep silence abroad, the way they do
in their country through Penal Code.

Oskanian informed that he had discussed the issue with Condoleezza
Rice at the meeting held on Monday.

Turkish- Armenian relationships as well as negotiations about Nagorno
Karabakh conflict resolution and the upcoming elections were in
the agenda.