news.az, Azerbaijan
March 13 2010

Turkish diaspora accuses Sweden of double standards
Sat 13 March 2010 | 05:23 GMT Text size:

Head of the Turkish Diaspora of Sweden has commented on the adoption
of the resolution on the so-called "Armenian genocide" in the Swedish
parliament.

"I regret the decision which might cast shadow on the relations
between Turkey and Sweden", head of the Turkish diaspora of Sweden
Hasan Delek said.

He noted that "it is difficult to fight with a Christian issue in the
Christian country. This is how most Christian countries including
Sweden perceive the Armenian issue".

"When we explain them that there was a war that time and not only
Armenians but also Turks and Azerbaijanis and other people died, they
do not want to understand these explanations and always put the
Armenian issues on the first plan", he said.

"If Sweden is such a just country, why does it not want to listen to
the Khojaly residents-the live witnesses of the Armenian crimes? This
is a political decision and the obvious demonstration of double
standards, therefore we condemn this decision of the Swedish
parliament", he said.

Delek also thanked the Azerbaijani diaspora that has always supported
the Turkish community and resisted this injustice.

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