Turkey doesn't give up idea of commission of historiansApril 30, 2009 - 14:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkey's Foreign Minister Ali Babacan said "the analysis of the shared history of Turkey and Armenia could only be made with unbiased and impartial scientific evidence," Today's Zaman reports.Babacan who addressed the General Assembly of the Turkish Parliament Wednesday said, "we will continue to stand by the historic truth." Babacan said "U.S. President Barack Obama's statement on the Armenian Remembrance Day and comments regarding the events of 1915 are unacceptable for Turkey." "One of the shortcomings of Obama's statement was that he ignored the fact that hundreds of thousands Turks lost their lives during the events of 1915," Babacan said. "If the motive behind Obama's statement was to state a prejudgment on the joint history committee foreseen to be formed by Turkey and Armenia, Turkish Foreign Ministry have announced on April 25 that Turkey would not accept this, and explained it in detail to the U.S. Ambassador who was invited to our Ministry," he said. Babacan said he also expressed Turkey's discomfort to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over the phone and made it clear that the joint commission foreseen to be formed between the two countries could only depend on undisputed evidence and documents. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |