GUL CALLS TO "FIGHT" AGAINST ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
25.12.2006 15:45 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has called
for cooperation between state institutions and non-governmental
organizations in the "fight against Armenian claims of the Genocide,"
reports Cihan news agency. In response to a motion from an opposition
MP, Gul stated that Foreign Ministry and Turkish offices abroad
carried out comprehensive works to discover the historical facts on
the Armenian question. FM Gul underlined the necessity of cooperation
of state institutions and NGOs on the issue. "It will be appreciated
that our (Turkey’s) universities, non-governmental organizations,
professional organizations and businessmen should pay close attention
to the issue and every single individual should contribute to these
efforts," Gul remarked. Gul recalled that PM Erdogan had suggested
to Armenian President setting up a joint committee of Turkish and
Armenian historians to research the facts and claims regarding the
1915 events a year ago. "However, we have not been able to receive
a positive response to this proposal," he added.