Thursday, November 17, 2005

PM ERDOGAN TO CHALLENGE ARMENIA

AZG Armenian Daily #209, 17/11/2005
By Hakob Chakrian

At the annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Dane capital of Copenhagen on November 15 Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a speech before 300 parliamentarians, NTV and Turkish press informed on November 16. {see Erdogan at NATO Parliamentary Assembly }
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No matter how unacceptable PM Erdogan's approach is, we should agree that his challenge has a hue of an offer. Regardless motivations, it's a step forward for Turkey because all previous prime ministers not only were reluctant to hear anything about the Genocide but also accused Armenians of perpetuating genocide against Turks.

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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