Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
March 3 2007
Turkish MP warns USA about consequences of adopting Armenian bill
Washington, DC: 3 March: Saban Disli, a member of the Turkish
parliamentary delegation which is currently in Washington, DC, so as
to express Turkey’s sensitivity regarding the Armenian resolution
submitted to the US House of Representatives, said that the
delegation tried to explain the consequences of the approval of such
a resolution to the related parties.
Disli, who is an MP of Justice and Development Party (AKP), held a
press conference in Washington, DC, together with other
parliamentarians from the delegation.
Stressing that a "large-scale struggle" was necessary on the matter,
Disli said, "This is a serious issue. It is a black spot trying to
defame our history".
Disli stressed that two separate parliamentary delegations would
visit Washington, DC, within this month as a part of this struggle,
aiming to explain the views of the Turkish society on the issue to
American congressmen.
Upon a question on which measures Turkey would take in case of the
resolution’s approval and whether a resolution condemning the "Indian
genocide" would be adopted at the Turkish parliament, Disli noted,
"We do not want to consider the probability of the approval of the
resolution. We are working for a lasting solution".
Being reminded that the major part of the logistic support to Iraq
was sent from Incirlik base, Disli stressed, "If we talk about a
specific issue, then it will be a threat. We are pointing to our
common benefits, not to threats. We said that our common interests
and in Afghanistan, Iraq, Lebanon and concerning Israeli-Palestinian
conflict could be damaged."
Commenting of the Jewish lobby’s stance regarding the Armenian
resolution as well, Disli indicated that the representatives of the
lobby expressed that they watched the issue closely; however they did
not want to affirm which steps they would take on the matter.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
