Gul: European Countries Acknowledgement of Armenian Genocide Hampers Armenian-Turkish RelationsNovember 22, 2005 - 14:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish FM Abdullah Gul stated that besides French Government no executive of the EU has recognized the Armenian Genocide. «Parliaments of a few EU countries have adopted corresponding resolutions. These are Greek Cyprus, Greece, Belgium, France, Italy, Sweden, Slovakia, Holland, Poland, Germany, Europarliament and the PACE,» he remarked. In his words, the passing of such resolutions promotes anti-Turkish sentiments in European countries, while Turkey works for «presenting the true notion of the events in 1915 to the world.» «We try to convince our colleagues from countries that have recognized the Armenian Genocide that moves like that will impede integration of millions of Turks living in Europe into the European community, as well as progress in the Armenian-Turkish relations,» Gul stated, reported the Hurriyet. It should be noted that the Turkish FM repeated official Ankara stance over the acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide, «we should leave that issue to historians.» Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |