Anadolu Agency, Turkey
April 25 2012

Turkey says remarks by French presidential hopefuls on Armenian
allegations election gimmick

Ankara, 24 April: Turkish Foreign Ministry said Tuesday remarks by
French presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois Hollande
over the alleged anniversary of the Armenian allegations on the
incidents of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire were motivated by election
tactics.

“This is just another example of abusing controversial historical
issues for the sake of political calculations,” the ministry said in a
statement.

The statement said it was unfortunate to politicize history, adding
that clear-cut judgements and discriminatory approaches could not
serve to justice or to a true interpretation of history.

“What was expected of leading French politicians was to send out
constructive messages to support Turks and Armenian to reach a fair
memory,” the statement said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress