ARMENIAN PATRIARCH CALLS FOR COOPERATION BETWEEN HISTORIANS
Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
March 10 2007
Istanbul, 10 March: Turkish Armenians’ Patriarch Mesrob II talked to
the Anatolia correspondent before the introduction of his book titled
"Armenians in a society of tolerance" at a conference sponsored by
the Erciyes University in Istanbul today.
Mesrob II indicated that "it would have been good if Mr Halacoglu,
chairman of the Turkish Historical Society, and Armenian historian
Ara Sarafian had come together. I support collaborative works by
politicians, historians and academicians."
Sources said that Sarafian sent an e-mail to Halacoglu about his
decision not to get together with Halacoglu for discussions on past
incidents.
Asked if Sarafian changed his mind in meeting Halacoglu due to
pressures from the Armenian diaspora, Mesrob II underlined "that
may actually be the case. However, I have no definite information on
the matter."