Zaman, Turkey
May 6 2005
Gul: Alleged Genocide Used Against Turkey by the West
By Foreign News Desk
Published: Friday 06, 2005
zaman.com
Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdullah Gul has claimed that
some countries are using the Armenian genocide allegations as an
excuse to exclude Turkey from the European Union.
Gul said, “It is not only Armenians that do this. In some countries
opposition parties use the this against the government. by
misrepresenting the relations between the government and Turkey in
the light of these allegations. There are 34,000 Armenian
Germans, and 600,000 Turkish German citizens in Germany. It is beyond
comprehension when you look from the political side also. They use it
to attack the government. Some of them want Turkey to isolate itself
and do not want to say ‘no’ directly to Turkey. There are countries
including many in the European Union (EU) that want to make Turkey
accept this.” Calling all the layers of society to work together, Gul
warned: “Everybody should ask himself ‘What can I do in this
situation? Because this case is a big trap before us.” He went on
that all the achieves have been opened, and nearly 30 foreign
scientists including one Armenian citizen have been doing studying
these archives.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress