Head of the Department on Armenia of the Turkish Historical Organization Kemal Cicek considers the proposal of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to form a joint Armenian-Turkish commission for studying facts on the Armenian Genocide a unique one. “Turkey makes such a proposal at the state level for the first time,” he noted, Regnum news agency reported. In his words, the unique nature of Erdogan’s proposal also lies in Turkey’s readiness to accept the outcomes of the work of the commission irrespective of the conclusion it arrives at. “I hope the Armenian party will accept the proposal. It is does not, it will be a serious loss from the point of view of the Armenian-Turkish relations. When the issue of the so-called genocide was being raised in international structures, Turkey did not have an opportunity or did not hold a propaganda to express its stand. This group presents the stand of the Turkish party both to historians and the international community,” he noted. In his words, Armenians should understand that no Turkish government will ever recognize the Armenian Genocide. Even if the EU poses the issue of acknowledgement of the Genocide and opening of the borders as a precondition for Turkey’s accession to that organization, Ankara will not recognize it and will sacrifice accession to the EU.” It should be noted that Cicek is in Yerevan to cover events on the 90-th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. In his words, in an interview with him “Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Margarian reported the preconditions the Armenian party puts forward to establish relations, as well as Nagorno Karabakh FM Arman Melikain stated that the NK has never declared independence.” Meanwhile, the stand of official Yerevan, as stated by the President, comes to Armenia being ready to dialogue without any precondition. The independence of Nagorno Karabakh was declared upon the holding of a referendum, though not recognized by the international community. One can only guess at what materials Cicek will present for the judgement of the Turkish society upon leaving Yerevan. As of Erdogan’s proposal to form a joint commission for studying the fact of the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian party does not think it is expedient and states that the fact of the Genocide is unquestionable and does not need further research, while other questions need to be discussed.
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