Turkey’s Opposition Parties Call for Withdrawing Protocols from Parliament
16:02 ¢ 06.03.10
The adoption of the resolution (H.Res.252) on the Armenian Genocide by
the US Congress Committee on Foreign Affairs has evoked a huge wave of
fury in Turkey.
While Turkish authorities threaten Washington by saying that the
adoption of the resolution could harm US-Turkey `strategic relations,’
two large opposition parties have taken advantage of the situation and
are calling for the Armenia-Turkey Protocols to be withdrawn from
parliament amid concerns that those protocols could be detrimental to
Turkey, according to Turkish daily Today’s Zaman.
`As stated by Foreign Minister Ahmet DavutoÄ?lu, Turkey is not a
country that will act under pressure. Under such circumstances, it
would be a display of weakness to keep the Protocols in the
parliament,’ said Onur Ã-ymen, Deputy President of the
Democrat-Republican Party of Turkey.
Referring to the necessity of calling the Protocols back from
parliament, Oktay Vural, from the opposition Nationalist Movement
Party, said the following: `No single parliament can condemn my
history.’
Tert.am
Disclaimer: This article was contributed and translated into English by Jilavian Emma. While we strive for quality, the views and accuracy of the content remain the responsibility of the contributor. Please verify all facts independently before reposting or citing.
Direct link to this article: https://www.armenianclub.com/2010/03/07/turkeys-opp-parties-call-for-withdrawing-protocols-from-parliament/