GUL BROKE THE TABOO UTTERING THE WORD KURDISTAN
By Anahit Hovsepian

AZG DAILY
27-03-2009

International

On Tuesday, German news agencies, citing from the Turkish "Hurriet",
mentioned that Turkish President Abdullah Gul during his visit to
neighboring Iraq broke the taboo uttering the word Kurdistan.

For the first time the Turkish President while speaking with the
Turkish journalists on his way to Baghdad named publicly the northern
part of Iraq governed by Kurds as Kurdistan.

Gul’s visit to Iraq is historical, as he is the first Turkish President
that visits Baghdad after an interval of 33 years.

The German news agencies also mention that Turkey is going to open its
border with its neighboring Armenia, as well as establish diplomatic
relations with Yerevan, at the same time refresh its proposal on
creation of a joint commission of historians on the Armenian Genocide.