ANKARA BARRED TURKISH HISTORIANS FROM VISITING ARMENIA

PanARMENIAN.Net
19.12.2007 15:48 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian parliament has sent a special invitation
to Turkish scholars and journalists to participate in hearings on
the Turkish-Armenian relations, chairman of the permanent committee
on external relations Armen Rustamian told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"The Turkish government spoke out against the arrival of Turkish
scholars. We provided a firm guarantee of security but Ankara decided
that their presence would be inexpedient. For our part, we expressed
readiness to travel to Turkey for similar hearings dedicated to
cancellation of article 301," Rustamian said.

2-day hearings on the Turkish-Armenian relations opened in the RA
National Assembly December 19.