TURKEY REJECTS "IMMATERIAL ALLEGATIONS OF ARMENIA"
PanARMENIAN.Net
30.04.2009 00:46 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said "Turkey
would reject the immaterial (Armenian) allegations noting that the
analysis of the shared history of Turkey and Armenia could only
be made with unbiased and impartial scientific evidence," Today’s
Zaman reports.
Babacan who addressed the General Assembly of the Turkish Parliament
Wednesday said, "regardless of origin of these allegations, we will
continue to stand by the historic truth."
Babacan said "U.S. President Barrack Obama’s statement on the occasion
of the Armenian Remembrance Day on April 24 was a result of domestic
political concerns noting that certain expressions and comments
regarding the events of 1915 was unacceptable for Turkey."
"One of the shortcomings of Obama’s statement was that it ignored
the fact that hundreds of thousands Turks lost their lives during
the events of 1915," said Babacan.
"If the motive behind Obama’s statement was to state a prejudgment
on the joint history committee foreseen to be formed by Turkey and
Armenia, Turkish Foreign Ministry have announced on April 25 that
Turkey would not accept this, and explained it in detail to the
U.S. Ambassador who was invited to our Ministry," said Babacan.
Babacan said he also expressed Turkey’s discomfort to U.S. Secretary
of State Hillary Clinton over the phone and made it clear that the
joint commission foreseen to be formed between the two countries
could only depend on undisputed evidence and documents.