TURKISH NEWSPAPER ‘HURRIYET’: RAPPROCHEMENT OF TURKEY AND ARMENIA VIOLATES THE CONCEPT ‘ONE NATION – TWO STATES’

ArmInfo
2009-10-19 16:54:00

ArmInfo. The rapprochement of Turkey and Armenia violates the concept
"one nation – two states" initiated by Suleyman Demirel and Heydar
Aliyev, the Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" says commenting on Oct 10
signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols.

In particular, the newspaper touches upon the fact of removal of
Turkish flags from the buildings of representations of Turkish
companies in Azerbaijan and from the mass grave in Baku. According
to the source, the specified actions were the response of Azeris to
the ban on carrying Azerbaijani flags to the Bursa stadium during
Armenia-Turkey match. As the newspaper says, this ban filled up the
Azeris’ cup and statements like "there is no more cheap natural gas"
sound in Azerbaijan. The Turkish foreign ministry is also concerned
over these developments.

According to the same source, Ahmet Davutoglu came out with a
statement that he hopes for worthy and respectful attitude of Azeri
people. The official version says that the flags have been removed
from the mass grave temporarily, for reconstruction. This argument
obviously failed to persuade the foreign minister, who said that
"there is not a single Turk on the Greek island of Corfu, however
the Turkish flag flutters there". The newspaper also reminds that the
military attache of Turkish embassy in Baku expressed to the relevant
establishments his discontent with the removal of the Turkish flags.