CO-OPERATION NEEDED TO REFUTE ARMENIAN ALLEGATIONS: TURKISH FM
NTV MSNBC, Turkey
Dec 26 2006
Armenian has yet to formally respond to Turkey’s proposal to set up
a commission of historians to study the allegations, Gul said.
ANKARA – A joint effort between state institutions and non-government
organisations is needed to refute allegations that the Ottoman Empire
committed an act of genocide against its Armenian community, Turkish
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Sunday.
Responding to a question tabled in the parliament over the steps
taken to counter the Armenian allegations, Gul said that a joint
effort was required.
"The fight against the Armenian allegations requires a collective
effort and co-operation among state institutions and non-governmental
organisations," he said. "We need contributions of universities,
vocational organisations and businessmen to this end."
Gul said there had still been no reply to a proposal by Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, made in April last year, to Armenian President
Robert Kocharian to establish a joint history commission to study
the allegations and the evidence.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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