«There are tasks to be solved by historians before the passing of a political decision over establishment of ties between Turkey and Armenia. If you can document your claims of the Armenian Genocide, we are ready to acknowledge the results right away. However, be ready to accept the outcomes of investigations.» Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan addressed this statement to Armenian President Robert Kocharian. Thus, Erdogan evaluated Kocharian’s response to the proposal to form a joint commission with participation of representatives of both states to investigate the claims on the Genocide. In Erdogan’s words, he has read Kocharian’s letter from the beginning to the end. «We have announced all archives open to everyone. If you do want to find the truth, you should open your archives, too. If you come out based on archive documents, let other countries open their archives, too. Let historians consider the problem and express their opinion. The history of Turks has never put us in a hard situation. We are not a nation to deny the historical truth. One again – we base ourselves on documents. We are sure we will turn out to be right again,» the Turkish Premier stated. Erdogan also said that he had demanded opening Armenian archives in the European Parliament as well. «The issue is so much exaggerated that you can attain nothing by lobbying the situation. We base ourselves on historical documents and we state that no genocide was perpetrated against the Armenian people. Document it. We are ready to accept any outcomes of the investigation,» he summed up, reported the Gazeta SNG (CIS newspaper).
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