ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Affairs' spokesman Burak Ozugergin said Wednesday that the apology campaign for 1915 incidents and the following counter campaign launched by retired diplomats, should be viewed within the scope of freedom of speech.
Commenting on the issue at a press briefing at the Turkish Foreign Ministry in Ankara, Ozuergin said both campaigns were privately initiated noting that they did not inspire nor would react to both campaigns.
Ozugergin said Turkey's stance on the 1915 incidents was well known by everybody noting that all kinds of topics ought to be able to be discussed freely in Turkey.
"However our foreign policy is not fragile to shift as a result of daily debates. We will continue to act on principles," said Ozugergin.
Ozuergin said Turkish Foreign Affairs was an institution who gave many victims to terror (Armenian) pointing out that the very hall where the press briefing was held, was named after Taha Carim (Turkey's ambassador to Vatican City, who was assassinated by Armenian terrorists) .
"So this issue is very delicate for us," said Ozugergin.
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