Turkey Armenia set for agreed road map
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Hurriyet Daily News
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Nisan 30, 2009 00:00
ANKARA - Following the announcement of a road map for the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations, the political consultation process between the two countries will start in one or two weeks, Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said yesterday.
Speaking to Parliament, Babacan responded to questions from opposition deputies on U.S President Barack Obama’s April 24 statement on the events of 1915. Reiterating that some of Obama’s expressions were unacceptable to Turkey, Babacan said that Ankara "would continue to deny unfounded claims." "The fact that hundreds of thousands of Turks who lost their lives is not mentioned in the speech is its greatest insufficiency.
We conveyed our views on President Barack Obama’s speech to the U.S. Secretary of State on April 27, he said. "History may only be written based on indisputable evidence and documents. We support the envisioned Turkish Armenian dialogue’s historical aspect only under these circumstances," Babacan noted.
Babacan said he also expressed Turkey's discomfort to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the phone and made it clear that the joint commission foreseen to be formed between the two countries could only depend on undisputed evidence and documents.
We conveyed our views on President Barack Obama’s speech to the U.S. Secretary of State on April 27, he said. "History may only be written based on indisputable evidence and documents. We support the envisioned Turkish Armenian dialogue’s historical aspect only under these circumstances," Babacan noted.
Babacan said he also expressed Turkey's discomfort to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the phone and made it clear that the joint commission foreseen to be formed between the two countries could only depend on undisputed evidence and documents.