NO ONE KNEW ABOUT COMMITTEE ON TURKISH-ARMENIAN RELATIONS – EXPERT
NEWS.AM
June 18, 2012 | 23:36
YEREVAN. – The public found out about the existence of the Committee
on Turkish-Armenian relations only after the Committee was closed down,
expert Ruben Safrastyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
According to Safrastyan, none of the interested parties knew about
the existence of the National Committee on Turkish-Armenian relations.
“Therefore, it makes no sense commenting on the consequences of closing
it. The public found out about the structure only after media informed
about closing it down,” Safrastyan said.
Earlier Armenian News-NEWS.am reported that the National Committee for
Turkish-Armenian Relations closed down in Turkey. The duties of this
committee, which was established in 2003 and as part of the Turkish
Council of Higher Education, was to conduct studies within Turkey’s
institutions of higher education, and with respect to Armenian-Turkish
relations, Armenian culture, political and social structure, and
history, and to present the study results to the society.
The Committee comprised two members from the Council of Higher
Education, seven experts of Armenian and Caucasus studies, and five
analysts from state-run and non-governmental organizations.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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