Ak Party Executive Says Turkey Will Not Accept Any Pre-condition In Its Relations With Armenia

ANKARA - An executive of the governing Justice & Development (AK) Party has said that Turkey would never accept a pre-condition of recognition of some Armenian circles` allegations about incidents of 1915 to improve its relations with Armenia.
Speaking at the panel discussion "Whither Turkey" hosted by the Eastern Institute during the Krynica Economic Forum, one of the most prestigious forums in eastern Europe, in Polish capital city of Warsaw, Egemen Bagis, deputy chairman of the AK Party, said, "Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan proposed Armenia to establish a joint commission with the participation of the third countries and to open archives. Armenia has not yet given a response to Turkey`s proposal."
"Turkish President Abdullah Gul`s paying a visit to Armenia upon invitation of Armenian President Serzh Sargsian is the most concrete sign of Turkey`s good-will. On the other hand, more than 1 million documents examined upon directives of Turkey proved that those bitter events were not genocide, but a civil war during a world war."
Bagis added that Turkey would never accept a pre-condition of recognition of some Armenian circles` allegations about incidents of 1915 to improve its relations with Armenia.
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