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Turkish Daily News
March 17 2007
Gül warns against genocide resolutions
Saturday, March 17, 2007
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül yesterday leveled criticism at
parliaments abroad that pass resolutions recognizing the killings of
Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as genocide and warned
them not to be deceived by what he said were games.
`I hope that those who pursue policies over the alleged genocide
remember terrorist incidents and see how they generate terrorists by
throwing support to certain groups,' Gül told a ceremony for the
commemoration of Turkish diplomats who died as a result of terrorist
attacks abroad while serving the Foreign Ministry.
`I also hope they remember how such groups carry out terrorist
activities even in countries which are known to be the most civilized
and that they are not deceived by such games,' he added.
Several parliaments, including those of France, Canada and Poland,
have passed resolutions backing Armenian genocide claims. None of the
governments of European Union countries - except France - have
endorsed any resolution recognizing the alleged genocide.
Gül said Armenian terrorist organizations and outlawed
international groups caused the death of a number of Turkish
diplomats but made sure that none of the diplomats from the ministry
refrained from taking over Turkish posts abroad having seen such
examples.
`The entire world knows very well that the Turkish nation has never
hesitated to risking their lives for such elevated values,' he added.
Gül emphasized that everyone should learn lessons from the past
experiences and see that terror is not a way out.
March 17 2007
Gül warns against genocide resolutions
Saturday, March 17, 2007
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül yesterday leveled criticism at
parliaments abroad that pass resolutions recognizing the killings of
Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman Empire as genocide and warned
them not to be deceived by what he said were games.
`I hope that those who pursue policies over the alleged genocide
remember terrorist incidents and see how they generate terrorists by
throwing support to certain groups,' Gül told a ceremony for the
commemoration of Turkish diplomats who died as a result of terrorist
attacks abroad while serving the Foreign Ministry.
`I also hope they remember how such groups carry out terrorist
activities even in countries which are known to be the most civilized
and that they are not deceived by such games,' he added.
Several parliaments, including those of France, Canada and Poland,
have passed resolutions backing Armenian genocide claims. None of the
governments of European Union countries - except France - have
endorsed any resolution recognizing the alleged genocide.
Gül said Armenian terrorist organizations and outlawed
international groups caused the death of a number of Turkish
diplomats but made sure that none of the diplomats from the ministry
refrained from taking over Turkish posts abroad having seen such
examples.
`The entire world knows very well that the Turkish nation has never
hesitated to risking their lives for such elevated values,' he added.
Gül emphasized that everyone should learn lessons from the past
experiences and see that terror is not a way out.