ERDOGAN AND GUL’S SILENCE ON APOLOGY CAMPAIGN EQUALED TO INTEREST IN THE INITIATIVE

PanARMENIAN.Net
16.12.2008 17:28 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Corriere della Sera Italian newspaper has published
an article dedicated to the initiative of Turkish intellectual to
apologize for the Armenian Genocide.

Over 5000 Turkish intellectuals, authors, journalists, scientists and
musicians have already signed the petition which reads, "My conscience
does not accept the insensitivity showed to and the denial of the
Great Calamity that befell the Ottoman Armenians in 1915. I reject
this injustice and for my share, I empathize with the feelings and
pain of my Armenian brothers. I apologize to them."

According to the author of the article, Antonio Ferrari, Erdogan
and Gul’s silence on the apology campaign can be described as their
interest in the initiative.

Arriving in Armenia in September 2008, Turkish President Abdullah Gul
open a route which is being polished by diplomats now, Ferrari writes.
From: Baghdasarian