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    The New Anatolian, Turkey
    May 2 2005



    Armenia rejects conditions for political relations with Turkey

    The New Anatolian / Ankara

    Armenia rejected the proposal of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan
    on Saturday to establish political relations while jointly
    researching the killings of Armenians during World War I.

    The proposal by Erdogan, made on Friday, "does not contain anything
    new," said Armenian presidential spokesman Viktor Sogomonyan. "We
    have proposed to establish diplomatic relations without
    preconditions, and examine outstanding issues between our two
    countries within the framework of an intergovernmental commission,"
    Sogomonyan said.

    Armenia insists the killings constitute genocide, and refuses to make
    establishing relations conditional on agreeing to review what it says
    is fact. Turkey denies a genocide was committed.

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogansaid earlier in an
    interview that Turkey might establish political ties if Armenia
    agreed to his proposal for investigating the events. "Political
    relations might be established on one side and studies (about
    killings) can continue on the other side," Erdogan said.

    Earlier this month, Erdogan invited Armenia to set up a joint
    research committee. Armenian President Robert Kocharian responded by
    saying ties should be formed first.

    Armenia opens its national archives

    On the other hand, the head of the Armenian national archives,
    Amatuni Virabyan, said Saturday that the first Turk to be allowed to
    carry out research there. Ektan Turkyelmaz, from Duke University in
    the U.S. state of North Carolina, would begin work Monday, Virabyan
    said.
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