Armenia: Our Archives are Open
30.04.2005
Today's Zaman
Anadolu News Agency (aa), Cihan News Agency Yerevan, Kayseri
After Turkey's announced the opening of its archives regarding the so-called Armenian genocide allegations and inviting historians to conduct research, Armenia, too announced that its archives are open.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry said that their archives are open to any countries or researchers who wish to conduct studies on genocide claims. Spokesperson for the Ministry, Hamlek Gasparyan, noted that many scientists have already done studies on the Armenian archives. "However, there were no Turks among them. If Turkish scientists want, they can come and study." he said. Gasparyan claimed that any propaganda should be left aside and researchers should be clear in this issue. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who sent an official letter to Yerevan proposing the formation of a "joint research commission" to investigate the allegations, had suggested to Yerevan on last Wednesday: "Let's open our archives, let them be examined and let's accept the outcome."
Meanwhile, Armenian President Robert Kocharian announced that an international "Presidential Award" would be given to those who contribute to the recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide allegations, in 2006. Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, on the other side, made an announcement in Kayseri yesterday and said that there are no current plans to open the Armenian border at this stage.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
Today's Zaman
Anadolu News Agency (aa), Cihan News Agency Yerevan, Kayseri
After Turkey's announced the opening of its archives regarding the so-called Armenian genocide allegations and inviting historians to conduct research, Armenia, too announced that its archives are open.
The Armenian Foreign Ministry said that their archives are open to any countries or researchers who wish to conduct studies on genocide claims. Spokesperson for the Ministry, Hamlek Gasparyan, noted that many scientists have already done studies on the Armenian archives. "However, there were no Turks among them. If Turkish scientists want, they can come and study." he said. Gasparyan claimed that any propaganda should be left aside and researchers should be clear in this issue. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who sent an official letter to Yerevan proposing the formation of a "joint research commission" to investigate the allegations, had suggested to Yerevan on last Wednesday: "Let's open our archives, let them be examined and let's accept the outcome."
Meanwhile, Armenian President Robert Kocharian announced that an international "Presidential Award" would be given to those who contribute to the recognition of the so-called Armenian genocide allegations, in 2006. Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, on the other side, made an announcement in Kayseri yesterday and said that there are no current plans to open the Armenian border at this stage.
Note: Above are excerpts from the article. The full article appears here. Clarifications and comments by me are contained in {}. Deletions are marked by [...]. The bold emphasis is mine.
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