ISTANBUL (JTW) Addressing a conference at the Turkish War Academy in Istanbul, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said scientific objectivity should be used when assessing historical events. Sezer said the Armenian accusations are baseless and biased. “Research should be conducted into the allegations by making use of documents that were objective and unbiased”, the President said.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan had called the Armenian side to open its archives and to organize scientific meetings between Turkish and Armenian historians. Armenia rejected Turkish invitation and Armenian Foreign Minister Hovanisyan said “there is nothing to be discussed”.
Sezer further added Turkish citizens of Armenian origin were and indispensable part of Turkish society who have equal rights and responsibilities in the modern Turkish Republic, said Sezer. There are more than 50,000 Turkish Armenians, and about 45,000 Armenians from Armenia work in Istanbul. Turkish Armenians publish three weekly newspapers and have many schools and churches.
JTW
8 April 2005
Yorumlar kapatıldı.