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Anatolia News Agency, Turkey
June 16 2007
TURKISH MPS DISCUSS ARMENIAN, KURDISH ISSUES IN USA
New York, 16 June: Justice and Development (AK) Party Deputies Egemen
Bagis and Reha Denemec held a press conference on Friday [15 June] at
the Turkish Centre in New York and assessed their trip to Washington
D.C.
Stating that their talks in the US was very positive, Bagys said it
was necessary to pay frequent visits to the US to promote Turkey's
theses on the so-called Armenian allegations systematically.
Bagis said that 4 congressman withdrew their signatures from the
draft bill on the so-called Armenian genocide as a result of their
prior visits to the US and indicated they were also expecting
positive developments to take place this time.
Bagis emphasized that it was necessary for the Turkish community in
the US to be more active and make their presence felt.
Bagis called on other political parties to send delegations to the US
in order to promote the theses of Turkey.
Bagis said that they voiced the Turkish theses on Armenian
allegations, explain the situation in Turkey on the onset of the
general elections and asked the US to be more active against the
terrorist organization PKK [Kurdistan Workers' Party] .
Answering a question on the conspiracy theories put forth at a
meeting held at the Hudson Institute in the US, Bagis said they were
not informed whether such a meeting took place or not and that they
believed such a thing was not possible. Egemen Bagys noted they
condemned the situation in Washington should it prove be true.
June 16 2007
TURKISH MPS DISCUSS ARMENIAN, KURDISH ISSUES IN USA
New York, 16 June: Justice and Development (AK) Party Deputies Egemen
Bagis and Reha Denemec held a press conference on Friday [15 June] at
the Turkish Centre in New York and assessed their trip to Washington
D.C.
Stating that their talks in the US was very positive, Bagys said it
was necessary to pay frequent visits to the US to promote Turkey's
theses on the so-called Armenian allegations systematically.
Bagis said that 4 congressman withdrew their signatures from the
draft bill on the so-called Armenian genocide as a result of their
prior visits to the US and indicated they were also expecting
positive developments to take place this time.
Bagis emphasized that it was necessary for the Turkish community in
the US to be more active and make their presence felt.
Bagis called on other political parties to send delegations to the US
in order to promote the theses of Turkey.
Bagis said that they voiced the Turkish theses on Armenian
allegations, explain the situation in Turkey on the onset of the
general elections and asked the US to be more active against the
terrorist organization PKK [Kurdistan Workers' Party] .
Answering a question on the conspiracy theories put forth at a
meeting held at the Hudson Institute in the US, Bagis said they were
not informed whether such a meeting took place or not and that they
believed such a thing was not possible. Egemen Bagys noted they
condemned the situation in Washington should it prove be true.