Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan.29
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Armenia and the Armenian lobby are not ready to shake Turkey's hand of friendship, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said.
He said the active promotion of the 1915 events as "Armenian genocide" is the bright example for that, Anadolu agency reported on Jan.29.
Turkey has repeatedly expressed readiness to open the archives for investigating the 1915 events, however, Armenia constantly rejects this proposal of Ankara, according to Cavusoglu.
He also added that Turkey takes measures against the Armenian propaganda.
Previously, Turkish authorities have repeatedly made gestures to Armenia. Recep Tayyip Erdogan's message to the Armenian people on April 24, 2014 is one of such recent gestures.
Erdogan said in that message that the events of 1915 were a difficult time not only for Armenians, but also for Arabs, Kurds and representatives of other nations living in the country.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor, the Ottoman Empire allegedly carried out "genocide" against the Armenians living in Anatolia in 1915. Turkey in turn has always denied "the genocide" took place.
While strengthening the efforts to promote the "genocide" in the world, Armenians have achieved its recognition by the parliaments of some countries.
Although Turkey has repeatedly proposed to create an independent commission to investigate the events of 1915, Armenia continues to reject this proposal.
Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said earlier that the emphasis on the 1915 events hinders the normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan.
He said that Ankara hopes for the normalization of relations with Yerevan, however, Armenia should break down its stereotypes associated with the mentioned events.
Edited by SI
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