Leader of Turkey’s Great Unity Party: Turkey Should Not Open Borders
With Armenia
Arminfo
2007-03-27 14:24:00
"Hrant Dink was Turkish citizen of Armenian origin. Though we were
against his ideas we would like him to live, we do not want people to
die because of their thoughts", Muhsin Yazichioglu, leader of Turkey’s
Great Unity party, said, the Day.az reports. He underlined that the
forces against Turkish nationalists take advantage of Hrant Dink’s
assassination.
"We can not allow using this crime as insult, slander and pressure
against Turkish nationalists. Besides, this campaign is not restricted
to us. These forces state that "Azerbaijan might stand behind this
assassination. "Armenians try to disguise their crimes. Nobody speaks
of the genocide committed in Khojaly 15 years ago. Armenians have not
withdrawn their forces from the occupied Azerbaijani territories. The
world community is indifferent towards these events – nobody hears
about one million people, who have become displaced as a result of the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict," he told the APA Turkey bureau.
Muhsin Yazichioglu said that Armenia does not observe international
legal norms. "Armenians do not show any sign of withdrawal from these
territories. If Turkey and Azerbaijan show their will, Armenians will
withdraw. Armenia can not survive without opening borders with Turkey
and establishing neighborhood relations with Azerbaijan. Turkey should
not open borders with Armenia and should not have any relations with
Yerevan," he said.