TURKEY ATTACKS POLAND FOR ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION
Armenpress
ANKARA, APRIL 21, ARMENPRESS: Turkish foreign ministry lashed out
at Poland for its parliament resolution earlier this week condemning
the slaughter of Armenians in the Ottoman empire.
A statement by the Turkish foreign ministry said a one-sided assessment
of events during the World War I that caused great suffering both
to Turks and Armenians and to terming them as “genocide” is an
irresponsible move.
The statement recalls that Turkey has been asking national parliaments
to avoid passing resolutions instilling hatred and enmity among people.
The statement also recalled a proposal by prime minister Erdogan
suggesting creation of a joint commission of Turkish and Armenian
historians to handle the issue.
“Instead of advising the government of Armenia to take up the Turkish
proposal Poland’s parliament passed a resolution presenting distorted
perception of events of the World War I. This resolution will not add
to 800 long-year friendly relations between Turks and Poles,” it said.