Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
June 29 2007
Turkey expresses regret over Greek president’s statement on Armenian
issue
Ankara, 29 June: Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman Levent Bilman on
Friday [29 June] expressed regret over Greek President Karolos
Papouliyas’s statements written on the ‘journal’ of Tsisernakaberd
monument about the 1915 incidents, and his statements in Yerevan
during his visit to Armenia.
"The statements in question consist of groundless allegations based
on distortion of the historical facts," Bilman said in a written
statement while responding to a question.
Bilman said, "biased stance of Greece as regards to 1915 incidents
was registered under a decision adopted by Greek parliament. Greece,
which carried out violence and atrocity in Anatolia during War of
Liberation, does not have the right to recommend Turkey to take
lesson from the history."
"Such kinds of approaches do not contribute to the endeavours to
establish a friendship and cooperation atmosphere between the two
countries but have a negative impact on the process of normalizing
relations between Turkey and Armenia."
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
