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Oct 12 2014
Turkish FM: 1915 incidents being used for political gain
12 October 2014, 03:46 (GMT+05:00)
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that the United
States should not blindly accept certain countries’ version of events
when it comes to the 1915 incidents between Turkey and Armenia,
Anadolu Agency reported.
The 1915 incidents took place during World War I when a portion of the
Armenian population living in the Ottoman Empire sided with the
invading Russians and rose up against the ruling Ottoman authorities.
The uprisings were followed by a decision by the Ottoman Empire to
relocate Armenians living in eastern Anatolia.
Addressing members of U.S. non-governmental organizations at the
Turkish Association in New York on Saturday, Cavusoglu said that the
peoples of Armenia and Turkey have “enough common sense not to be
fooled by politicians and academics who have political motivations.”
“The 1915 incidents are being misused for political gain and votes,”
the foreign minister continued. He explained that the U.S. must take
into account Turkey’s views about the incidents as well.
Cavusoglu also mentioned that the U.S. and Turkey have a strong
alliance in matters pertaining to foreign policy and that the Turkish
community’s voice in the United States was becoming stronger by the
day.
The Armenian diaspora and the state of Armenia have both described the
incidents as “genocide” and have asked for compensation.
Turkey states that even though Armenians died during the relocation,
many Turks were also killed in attacks carried out by Armenian gangs.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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