ERDOGAN URGES ISRAELI PRESIDENT NOT TO SUPPORT ARMENIAN ALLEGATIONS

Turkish Press
Aug 27 2007

In the wake of the decision by a prominent US Jewish group, the
Anti-Defamation League (ADL), to recognize the so-called Armenian
genocide, Turkey has called on Israel to work to convince similar
groups not to follow suit. In a telephone conversation yesterday,
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reportedly urged Israeli President
Shimon Peres to deal with the issue at the highest level.

Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul conveyed Turkey’s
disappointment and concern over the ADL’s decision to Pinhas Avivi,
Israel’s ambassador in Ankara. "It is a great disappointment for us,
who for centuries have given support to the Jews," Gul reportedly
said. "This decision contradicts the main argument of Jews, which
says that the Holocaust was a singular evil. Our bilateral relations
will suffer from this decision."