ERDOGAN AGAIN SPEAKS OF GENOCIDE NEGATION

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18:21 / 12/09/2009

Turkish Premier Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was hosted by Charlie
Rose Show on U.S. PBC channel. Erdogan again denied the fact of
Armenian Genocide and offered to prove it never happened, Turkish
Radikal daily reports.

Asked what proofs are essential for Armenian Genocide recognition,
Erdogan replied: "If you perceive it as Genocide, it upsets us, as we
don’t do so. It is untrue. I urge people to prove it. Turkey opened up
its archives on this matter. I’ve sent a letter to former RA President
Robert Kocharyan back in 2005 suggesting Armenian side to act ditto."

Turkish Premier also referred to Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying:
"There are occupied territories there and this issue needs to be
solved. Why OSCE Minsk Group hadn’t tackled it within 20 years?

Once settled, peace will be established in the region, hostility will
exhale and Armenia-Turkey relations will repair as well.

Armenia-Turkey Protocols – are a vital issue for Turkish Parliament
relations. I do not think the documents will be ratified without
positive breakthrough in NKR issue," Erdogan noted.