Zaman, Turkey
Oct 21 2006
Canada Backs Joint Committee for Armenian Claims
By Cihan News Agency
Saturday, October 21, 2006
zaman.com
Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay said that his country
supported a Turkish proposal of setting up a joint committee of
historians to study genocide allegations, Turkish Foreign Minister
Spokesman Namik Tan said in a written statement.
Tan stated that Canadian Foreign Minister MacKay attended a reception
at the Turkish embassy in Ottawa Wednesday, on the occasion of the
establishment of Turkish-Canadian Friendship Group established in the
Canadian parliament.
Delivering a speech at the reception, MacKay noted that he supported
the Turkish proposal. MacKay also related that he urged his Armenian
counterpart, Vartan Oskanian, to support the Turkish proposal, Tan
added.
Tan also stated that Mackay appreciated Turkey for its efforts to
evacuate Canadian citizens during the conflict between Israeli and
Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon in July. MacKay also conveyed
that his country welcomed Turkey’s cooperation with Canada in
Afghanistan.
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