ANKARA (AA) - Turkish MFA condemned the Argentinean Senate which accused Turkey for committing genocide against the Armenians between 1915 and 1923. A statement by the MFA said Argentinean authorities were earlier explained that such an initiative would be a mistake and many times were conveyed the drawbacks which this initiative may lead to.
The statement said, ''it is obvious that the attitude of the Argentinean Senate is politically motivated and adopting such a statement which lacks historical truth and full of mistakes, was an irresponsible act.''
The statement said Turkey, a while ago, proposed the formation of a Turkish-Armenian joint committee to investigate the incidents which had occurred in the past, noting that the letter of Armenian Head of State Robert Kocharian was being assessed comprehensively and under a positive point of view.
(AY-ULG)
2005-05-05