TURKISH SPEAKER SAYS OBAMA’S MESSAGE HARMS TIES WITH ARMENIA
Anadolu Agency
April 26 2009
Turkey
Istanbul, 26 April: Parliament Speaker Koksal Toptan said Sunday
[26 April] statement’s like US President Barack Obama’s remarks on
events of 1915, seriously harmed the process for normalization of
relations between Turkey and Armenia.
Toptan told reporters that Turkey might have to take some measures
in the future. He said despite Turkey’s efforts Obama was misinformed
about what happened in 1915.
Referring to Turkey’s call to open its archives to parties interested
in finding the truth regarding these events, Toptan said nobody
was interested.
quot;We are ready to open our archives. Whoever is curious may use
our archives. All related countries should open their archives,quot;
said Toptan.
Toptan said certain circles were trying to exert pressure on Turkey
based on speculations without making through research and warned
Armenian officials that this way relations could not be normalized.
Also commenting on relations with Azarbaijan in the face of
the normalization process with Armenia, Toptan said there was
disinformation about recent developments.
He said the course of Turkey’s relations with Azarbaijan would not
change in this process, noting that Turkey would never sign any
document that would have negative implications for Azarbaijan.