news.am, Armenia
Nov 7 2009

Let’s give up on unilateral historical advocacy: Davutoglu

15:02 / 11/07/2009Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called
Armenian Diaspora to quit subjective historical advocacy, Turkish
Haberturk website reports.

`I recall that Turkey wishes to establish good relations with all its
neighbors and in that context I inform all Armenians worldwide that we
want to have good relations with all of them. However, if everyone
speaks of his pain and history, we cannot make peace and future
together. Let’s give up on unilateral historical advocacy. I know of
my forefathers’ pain too. We wish to have new horizons and create
joint historic sub-commission for the sake of joint future,’ Davutoglu
stated at a press conference in Paris, where he was on an official
visit at the invitation of his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner.

Asked by an Armenian journalist: `You state that are against the
blockade of Iran, while Turkey keeps Armenia in blockade for years,’
Davutoglu replied: `Turkey opposes any blockade in the region, however
Armenia &`occupied’ Azerbaijani lands and habitants were displaced and
then the blockade followed. People cannot come back to their places.
We want to have this situation resolved.’

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress