NATURE OF 1915 EVENTS NOT CLARIFIED YET, TURKISH PM SAYS
PanARMENIAN.Net
05.11.2007 17:41 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The crisis between Turkey and the United States has
burst out after passage of the Armenian Genocide resolution by the
U.S. congressional panel. This document jeopardizes relations with
our ally and is counterproductive as regards the Turkish-Armenian
reconciliation," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said.
The nature of 1915 events has not clarified yet, according to
him. "Armenians claim that the law on displacement was targeted at
extermination of all Armenians. On the other hand, numerous Turkish,
American and European scientists say it was not genocide. Execution
of the law was a security measure.
We understand that the two states have a different perception of
those events. This issue is very delicate for both Armenians and
Turks. That is why Turkey insists that the assessment of the events
should be given by historians but not parliaments," the Turkish FM
told Italian La Republica.
"I suggested the Armenian President that Armenian, Turkish and even
foreign scholars study archives.
However, Armenia has not responded yet. The measure of the
U.S. committee was not a successful one. We are hopeful that reason
will dominate and the bill will not be brought to the House floor,"
Erdogan said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
