Anatolia news agency
23 Apr 03
ANKARA
Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc said on Wednesday [23 April] that there was
not any stain like genocide in the history of Turkish people.
Arinc made a statement as a response to the claims of Greek parliament
Speaker Apostolos Kaklamanis regarding so-called Armenian genocide.
Parliament Speaker Arinc said that he regretted the words of Kaklamanis which
were used in a meeting held in Athens to commemorate the so-called Armenian
genocide that “the recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide was the
duty of Turkey which had not been exerted for the humanity”.
Arinc added: “These words of Mr Kaklamanis do no way serve the Turkish-Greek
friendship we are trying to improve. There is not any stain like genocide in
the history of Turkish people. Preservation of religions and cultures of
peoples living under the rule of the Ottomans and continuation of their
existence as a nation today show the tolerance and values of humanity in our
history. Therefore, I won’t recommend Mr Kaklamanis any other thing than to
examine the history once more.”
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