July 27, 2005 - 08:17 AMT
COMBATING ARMENIAN ISSUE ERDOGAN APPEALED TO EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARIANS OF TURKISH ORIGIN
During the meeting with the European parliamentarians of Turkish origin Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called them for help in launching a campaign for preventing the European parliaments from recognizing the Armenian Genocide. He called German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Belgian parliamentarians of Turkish origin to spread propaganda against the activities of the Armenian Diaspora targeted at the Genocide recognition. However the deputies said Europe is tending to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide. In their words, "Turkey should launch active lobbying against this phenomenon", Yerkir Online reports.