September 8, 2008 - 19:54 AMT
1915 events more important for Turkey than Karabakh, TABDC chairman says
Recognition of 1915 events as genocide is a more important issue for Turkey than Karabakh, chairman of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council Kaan Soyak, said in a conversation with a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

"A commission of historians should be formed to deal with the issue. Only after that, opening of the border would become possible. As to the Karabakh problem, Turkey can help the settlement process. The conflict is a regional issue and war is not the best way to resole it. I am convinced that Azerbaijan will never start war against Nagorno Karabakh but if it does, Turkey will assume an impartial position," he said.

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