GUL HAS NOTHING TO SAY TO OBAMA
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March 19 2010
Armenia
I think that there are no 100.000 illegal Armenians in Turkey. These
people work here and help their families, Turkish President Abdullah
Gul said, commenting on Erdogan’s threats to deport Armenians.
"Prime Minister told that to emphasize Turkey’s positive stance. I
believe he meant that Turkey does not have hatred and enmity for them.
Human issues should be separated from the political ones. I know how
sensitive he is to human problems. Sometimes his words are taken
differently. Turkish people have no hostility and racism towards
people of other nations. We’ve always stated that U.S., Diaspora and
Caucasus are totally different issues. Status quo is not to anyone’s
benefit, that is why I said that we have to keep on working. Minsk
Group’s efforts are already tangible. It is very crucial that Russian
President Dmitry Medvedev is very decided about settling Caucasian
conflicts," Gul noted.
Asked by the journalist whether he will still speak to Barack Obama
further, Gul replied: "Once we have already spoken on the matter.
There is nothing more to say to Obama. We had an in-depth discussion
and explanation of the issue and said all. Now it’s their turn to
speak. Their decision has complicated Armenia-Turkey reconciliation.
In all events, Caucasian issues are ours too. The current situation
is not beneficial neither to Armenia, nor Turkey or Azerbaijan. We
will do our utmost for peace keeping in the Caucasus," Gul said.
Interestingly, Turkish President toughly met the adoption of Armenian
Genocide Resolution by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Both Erdogan and Gul produced personal affronts to U.S. congressmen
accusing them of being unable to string two words together and even
more – they can’t locate Armenia on the world map.