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    Turkey condemns Slovakia's parliament for recognizing Armenian genocide

    Anatolia news agency
    2 Dec 04

    ANKARA

    The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) condemned the Slovakian
    national parliament, which decided to recognize so-called Armenian
    genocide.

    Releasing a statement on Thursday [2 December], MFA said: "The
    Slovakian national parliament decided on November 30th to recognize
    the tragic events of 1915 as genocide with a fait accompli by a
    political party. We regret and condemn such a decision of the
    Slovakian national parliament."

    "Making judgements about controversial periods in the history of
    someone else is not among duties and responsibilities of national
    parliaments. Such a decision was taken for political purposes by
    distorting events which actually caused Turks and Armenians to suffer
    grave pains on the conditions of the World War I," the ministry said.

    MFA added: "In a period during which we are obliged to inherit
    friendship and tolerance to the next generations instead of hatred,
    this decision of the Slovakian national parliament contradicts
    international facts. It is evident that this decision can not serve
    any useful purpose."
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