ANKARA - "The fight against Armenian allegations requires a collective effort and cooperation among state institutions and non-governmental organizations," Turkish Foreign Minister & Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Gul said on Sunday.
In response to a question motion by Zuheyir Amber of the Motherland Party, Gul said, "the fight against Armenian allegations requires a collective effort and cooperation among state institutions and non-governmental organizations. We need contributions of universities, vocational organizations and businessmen to this end."
"Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan conveyed Turkey`s proposal to establish a joint history commission to President Robert Kocharian of Armenia on April 10th, 2005. However, we could receive a positive response from the Armenian party yet," Gul added.