Zaman, Turkey
Dec 3 2004
Turkey Condemns Slovak Armenian ‘Genocide’ Approval
Turkey harshly condemned the Slovakian parliament’s approval of
so-called Armenian Genocide allegations.
A Turkish Foreign Ministry press release said regret and condemnation
were expressed to the Slovak government on November 30th. “Passing
judgment on controversial periods in the history of other nations is
not the duty and responsibility of national parliaments.”
Ankara warned that the decision was made in the context of political
interests and contradicts with the realities of international
relations. He added that the move is not beneficial in any way.