news.az, Azerbaijan
March 13 2010
‘Approval of Armenian bill was an "inconsiderate and inequitable" decision’
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan "The decision cast shadow over extremely positive
relations between Turkey and Sweden."
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that
approval of Armenian resolution in the Swedish parliament was an
"inconsiderate and inequitable" decision.
Commenting on the approval of the resolution on Armenian allegations
regarding 1915 incidents in the Swedish parliament, Erdogan said, "an
incident which had occurred 95 years ago and whose reasons, results
and victims have not yet emerged into daylight, has been brought in
front of Turkey just like a threat in many countries. I consider this
as an inconsiderate and inequitable decision."
Erdogan said the decision cast shadow over extremely positive
relations between Turkey and Sweden.
"Parliaments convene, vote and rule on incidents that occurred 95
years ago. This approach lacks logic and commonsense. I am underlining
that such decisions will have a negative impact on our efforts aiming
to normalize relations between Turkey and Armenia. Turkey is a very
big country that will not bow and allow any fait accompli, ill-willed
initiatives and irresponsible stances," Erdogan said.
Erdogan noted that, "we will not give credit to those who fail to
leave history to historians and those who refrain from archival
documents and try to offend Turkey with tricks."
Turkish prime minister said he cancelled a visit to Sweden planned to
take place on March 17, "I would like to reaffirm that Turkey will not
make any concession to its determination against such kind of
ill-willed stances against Turkey."
Swedish Parliament on Thursday approved a resolution on Armenian
allegations regarding 1915 incidents with 131 votes against 130.
The US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs last
Thursday approved the resolution on Armenian allegations.
Turkey strongly rejects the genocide allegations and regards the
events as civil strife in wartime which claimed lives of many Turks
and Armenians.
Turk Net