Panorama.am
20:04 28/09/2007
`Experienced diplomats are giving credence to Turkey’s games’
`In reality, it is sad that eight experienced diplomats are doing this
for Turkey’s benefit,’ Armenian foreign minister Vardan Oskanyan
announced today, adding that he has already written to House speaker
Nancy Pelosi expressing his deep concern about the diplomats’
statement urging not to allow any debate about human rights or the
Armenian Genocide to take place on the House floor, as it could harm
relations between the US and Turkey.
We note that in recent days eight former US secretaries of state
appealed to Speaker Pelosi to not allow debate about House Resolution
106, which would recognize the Armenian Genocide.
Returning to that `dishonest announcement, that a debate would harm
US-Turkey reconciliation efforts,’ Oskanyan underlined that nothing
exists that should interfere with progress in reconciliation efforts
between the two countries. `Their expressing concern about harming
something that doesn’t exist is ridiculous,’ he said, adding, `Armenia
is always ready to establish normal relations with Turkey. Yet, every
attempt we`ve made has been rejected by Turkey.’
Oskanyan pointed out that Turkey seems ready for unending talks, even
though the countries have no diplomatic relations, and that the talks
they propose don’t have the purpose of establishing real relations.
`Their challenge to establish a historical committee, to examine that
painful era, is not serious, considering the lack of free speech and
criminal charges filed against anyone who passes certain limits, as
well as Turkey’s maintaining the closed border situation with
Armenia,’ Oskanyan concluded.
We remind that House Resolution was introduced on January 30 of this
year. The document challenges the president to speak correctly about
human rights and the Armenian Genocide, which is well documented in US
archives. There are currently 226 members in the House in favor of the
resolution.
Source: Panorama.am