Anadolu Agency: 12/10/2003
ANKARA – Armenian allegations will be discussed on official science platform.
Turkish History Institution (TTK) Chairman Prof. Dr. Yusuf Halacoglu told the A.A correspondent on Wednesday that they would come together with Armenians under the auspices of Vienna University in 2004 to discuss the year 1915.
Stating that TTK Armenian Desk Chairman Prof. Dr. Hikmet Ozdemir and he would attend the meeting, Halacoglu said, ”Vienna University also asked Chairmanship of Academy of Sciences from Armenia if they could take part in such a meeting. They said they accepted to attend in principle, but they did not yet inform us who would attend the discussions. After they inform us, the issue will be officialized.”
”Then, we will reciprocally send each other archive documents and source documents. We will examine these documents and then come together in Vienna to hold a discussion under the auspices of Vienna University.”
Halacoglu said the meeting could be hold in 2004 in a day determined by the sides after the answer of the Armenian side became clear.
Noting that they would discuss Armenian issue in a closed meeting by mutually submitting documents, Halacoglu said, ”the main subject of this discussion is the year 1915, the year Armenians alleged that they were exposed to genocide. In fact, this meeting can be considered a period of revealing all the cards in hand. We will discuss the issue mutually for the first time with this meeting.”
Halacoglu said that the content of the meeting would later be made public with a statement by Vienna University.
Underlining that the Armenians refrained from discussing the issue so far, Halacoglu said, ”if we hold this meeting, Armenians and Turks will come together and discuss the past for the first time in history. I think it will be a very interesting discussion.”
(EÖ-AÖ) 10.12.2003
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