Erdogan: Decisions About So-called Armenian Genocide Taken By Unrelated Countries Are Political

September 17, 2005
Turkish Press

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Erdogan held a news conference in New York, the United States on Friday.
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When journalists reminded that Committee on International Relations of the U.S. House of Representatives adopted two resolutions acknowledging so-called Armenian genocide, Erdogan said, ''such a resolution can be adopted by committee. We clearly say that Turkey's archives are open and Armenia shall open its archives, if it has. We shall speak on basis of documents and information. I do not understand on which basis unrelated countries take decisions about so-called Armenian genocide. These decisions are all political and do not serve world peace.''
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