ETHNIC ARMENIAN APPOINTED TO KEY PUBLIC POST
News from Armenia – NEWS.am
13:35 / 12/14/2009
First time in the Turkish republic history, an Armenian is appointed
to the key post. According to Turkish Hurriyet, citizen of Armenian
origin Leo Suren Alepli passed the final exam.
After overcoming all obstacles, Alepi was appointed as an expert
in a working group on Turkey’s membership to EU and included in the
delegation of 42 people.
NEWS.am recalls that earlier Minister for EU Affairs and Chief
Negotiator Egemen Bagis replied to one of the Turkish papers,
commenting on hiring Armenian for a key public post. Turkish
Hurriyet quotes Bagis as saying, "We will implement the project
with the efforts of young, old, rich and poor, Armenians, Jewish and
Muslims. A 340-member delegation should be formed, which is already
approved by Turkish parliament. We have conducted admission exams and
118 citizens already took a written test. While recruiting people,
we do not pay attention to their ethnic, religious or political
views. All our citizens are equal."