Sabah, Turkey
Feb 9 2007
Gül gives a lecture in history
There was an Armenian minister
Minister Gül spoke about the Armenian bill in the USA: "the Ottoman
Empire had an Armenian minister during the years of genocide."
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gül told the chairman of the US Congress
Defense Sub Committee Hoyer: "the Ottoman Empire had an Armenian
foreign affairs minister and an Armenian ambassador of London in the
years during the so-called genocide."
Gül gives a lecture in history
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gül met with the top level authorities of
the US congress. Gül met with 15 congress members and around 40
politicians and made a striking request: "Talk to me about the claim
of an Armenian genocide, for which you have signed on in three
sentences. Tell me when did it happen?" Gül was not replied to and he
then asked: "then why did you sign this?"
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gül met with the top level authorities of
the US congress. Gül met with 15 congress members and around 40
politicians, including those signing the Armenian bill, at lunch. Gül
gave some critical messages in his speech at the lunch attended by
both Republicans and Democrats. Addressing those who are signing the
bill, Gül made a striking request: "tell me about the claims
regarding the Armenian genocide for which you have signed in three
sentences. Tell me when did it happen?" Gül was not replied to and he
then asked: "then why did you sign this?"