ARMENIAN PATRIARCH MUTAFYAN VOICES OPPOSITION TO US HOUSE RESOLUTION
Turkish Press
Oct 21 2007
Mesrob Mutafyan II, the patriarch of Turkey’s Armenian community,
yesterday paid visits to both President Abdullah Gul and Parliament
Speaker Koksal Toptan congratulating them on their new posts.
Speaking to reporters afterwards, Mutafyan underlined that they
were opposed to the Armenian resolution before the US Congress, as
it could damage relations with Turkey. He also stated that he would
urge US officials to block the resolution from going to a House floor
vote. /Turkiye/
DEFENSE MINISTER GONUL TO MEET WITH US COUNTERPART
Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul yesterday said that he would meet with
his US counterpart Robert Gates on Sunday in Kiev, Ukraine. Gonul
said that they would discuss the resolution concerning incidents of
1915 set to be considered by the US House of Representatives and the
situation after Parliament passed a motion giving authorization for
a cross-border operation into northern Iraq. /Cumhuriyet/