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  • ANKARA: Gul Says Turkey Working On New Initiative For Armenian Issue

    GUL SAYS TURKEY WORKING ON NEW INITIATIVE FOR ARMENIAN ISSUE
    By Suleyman Kurt, Ankara

    Zaman, Turkey
    Nov 15 2006

    Following Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's letter to Armenian
    President Robert Kocharyan last year in which he proposed the
    appointment of a joint commission of historians to discuss the 1915
    incidents, Turkey intends on offering new initiatives.

    Speaking at the Budgetary Commission of the Turkish National Assembly,
    Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul said Turkish and foreign lawyers
    were studying the issue. Gul noted that Turkey did not rule out
    international adjudication, an option for which the views of both
    domestic and foreign international lawyers were being sought.

    Minister Gul also recalled that Turkey had invited not only Armenians
    but also third parties to join the proposed commission of historians.

    In his assessment on the situation in Iraq, Gul, strongly opposed
    division scenarios: "If Iraq is divided, a dark period will begin.

    Then, the attitudes of the neighboring countries would not be the
    same as today."

    Also rejecting the claims that the government had made concessions
    with regard to Cyprus issue, Gul asserted that in reference to the
    Turkish part's interaction with the world, Turkish Cyprus had been
    recognized de facto. Minister Gul, who further denied that Turkey
    would hand over Maras to the Greek Cypriots, clearly stated, "This is
    something that only those who have lost their minds would do. Maras
    is part of a comprehensive solution." Gul also stressed that the
    government would not compromise on anything that it would not be able
    to reinstate within the negotiation period with the European Union.
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