Friday, April 15, 2005

JTW News - Turkey Repeats Dialogue Call to Armenia

"Turkey Repeats Dialogue Call to Armenia
Jan SOYKOK, ANKARA (JTW) Turkish Prime Minister repeated Turkey’s dialogue call to Armenia. Turkish PM Tayyip Erdogan wrote a letter to Armenian President Robert Kocherian. Erdogan used “memories which hurt” words for the 1915 events. In 1915, many Turks and Armenians were killed in the communal clashes and war circumstances. Erdogan said in his letter “a joint commission should be established to discuss all historical disputes. This will serve to normalize our relations”. The letter was handled by Turkey’s Tbilisi Embassy to Yerevan. “Turkey and Armenia interpret the past in different ways” Erdogan added. Erdogan continued in the letter:"

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