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TURKISH OPPOSITION LEADER READY TO NEGOTIATE WITH ARMENIANS WITHOUT PRECONDITIONS
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June 22 2011
Armenia
Leader of Turkish opposition party said they are ready to negotiate
with Armenians without preconditions.
Head of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu
commented on a remark of U.S. journalist who said the CHP's policy
regarding ties with Armenia was not different from that of the ruling
Justice and Development Party. The journalist stressed that both
parties were putting Armenia's withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh as
a precondition, reports Hurriyet Daily News newspaper.
"The difference between us and the AKP is that we see a possible
withdrawal as a gesture, not a condition," said party's deputy chairman
Osman Koruturk.
At the meeting with Armenian, Turkish and U.S. journalists,
Kilicdaroglu also noted that he does not agree with Turkish Premier
Recep Tayyip Erdogan on this issue.
It is noteworthy that two political forces - Republican People's Party
and Nationalist Movement Party opposed signing of the Armenian-Turkish
protocols.
Certain changes occurred after Kilicdaroglu replaced party's former
leader Deniz Baykal who resigned after being involved in a sex scandal.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu dismissed from the party's board and candidate
lists a number of nationalists, including Onur Oymen and Canan Aritman
known for their anti-Armenian stance.
Rumors have it that Kilicdaroglu's mother had Armenian roots, this
is used by the ruling party to tarnish his image.
news.am
June 22 2011
Armenia
Leader of Turkish opposition party said they are ready to negotiate
with Armenians without preconditions.
Head of the Republican People's Party (CHP) Kemal Kilicdaroglu
commented on a remark of U.S. journalist who said the CHP's policy
regarding ties with Armenia was not different from that of the ruling
Justice and Development Party. The journalist stressed that both
parties were putting Armenia's withdrawal from Nagorno-Karabakh as
a precondition, reports Hurriyet Daily News newspaper.
"The difference between us and the AKP is that we see a possible
withdrawal as a gesture, not a condition," said party's deputy chairman
Osman Koruturk.
At the meeting with Armenian, Turkish and U.S. journalists,
Kilicdaroglu also noted that he does not agree with Turkish Premier
Recep Tayyip Erdogan on this issue.
It is noteworthy that two political forces - Republican People's Party
and Nationalist Movement Party opposed signing of the Armenian-Turkish
protocols.
Certain changes occurred after Kilicdaroglu replaced party's former
leader Deniz Baykal who resigned after being involved in a sex scandal.
Kemal Kilicdaroglu dismissed from the party's board and candidate
lists a number of nationalists, including Onur Oymen and Canan Aritman
known for their anti-Armenian stance.
Rumors have it that Kilicdaroglu's mother had Armenian roots, this
is used by the ruling party to tarnish his image.