ANKARA "CRITICIZES" CANADA’S RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
30.04.2007 13:21 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Ankara "strongly criticized" Canada on Thursday for
referring to the killings of Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman
Empire as genocide, saying that it was "unacceptable, unfair and
incompatible with friendly ties."
Despite the Turkish government’s "warning", Canadian Prime Minister
Stephen Harper recognized the killings of Armenians during World War
I years as genocide in a declaration he issued on April 24, a day of
commemoration for the Armenian Genocide.
"We consider such a reference in the statement by the Canadian
Prime Minister to be unacceptable, unfair and incompatible with our
friendly ties," said a written statement released by the Turkish
Foreign Ministry late on Thursday.
"The ministry warned that Harper’s declaration would neither contribute
to friendly ties between Turkey and Canada, nor to normalization of
ties between the two neighboring countries, Turkey and Armenia.
We believe that Mr. Harper continues to be misled and suggest instead
that he encourage competent Canadian historians to study the events
of 1915 on a proper basis," it added, Turkish Daily News reports.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
