Today, Azerbaijan
March 16 2007
Turkey’s National Security Council official: "We do have evidence
against Armenians’ claims"
16 March 2007 [13:02] – Today.Az
"In 1919, the Ottoman government requested Switzerland, Sweden,
Denmark, the Netherlands and Spain-countries that did not take part
in the World War I to investigate the claims on so called Armenian
genocide," Turkey’s National Security Council department chief Gursel
Demirok said.
He told the APA Turkey bureau that the Ottoman’s appeal to neutral
countries has been found from the archives and made public.
"At the same time another document that I found from English archives
proves that England was against the establishment of a commission
composed of these five countries to investigate groundless genocide
claims. Now I ask these states – Why did not you reply the request of
the Ottoman empire? The realities of that period are quite different.
I was born in Gazientep, the French dressed Armenian soldiers their
uniforms and made them attack on Turkish soldiers during the World
War. Our family was also subject to genocide committed by Armenian
soldiers in French uniform. I call for Armenians to give up their
malice. Every nation should posses its own culture and traditions.
Ethnic identity cannot be preserved though malice" Mr.Demirok
underlined.
Gursel Demirok said that the Armenian lobby in the west tries to
oppress Turkey.
"Our archives are open to Armenians. We call them to come and
investigate them. But they refuse to see and hear the truth. We do
have evidence against their claims. A lot of evidences prove who is
murderer. I have found some documents in the archived of the German
empire that appraise the governors of the Ottoman Empire – Enver
Pasha, Telet Pasha, Midhet Pasha. Armenians committed genocide in the
Azerbaijani town of Khojaly, in 1992. They cast aspersions on other
countries to cover up their crimes," he concluded.
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