Erdogan allowed himself a disgraceful statementMarch 25, 2010 - 19:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Erdogan allowed himself an unacceptable statement, according to former Turkish diplomat, foreign policy expert Yalim Eralp. Commenting on recent statement by Turkish Prime Minister on the possibility of deporting illegal Armenian migrants, the expert said: "I don't believe the Prime Minister actually thinks along the same lines as his statement went; still, the statement was a disgraceful one." As the former Ambassador told PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Turkish Prime Minister was angered with the passage of Genocide resolutions in US House Foreign Affairs Committee and Swedish parliament; "yet, a statesman must know how to keep emotions at bay," Yalim Eralp said. Just weeks after the Swedish Parliament and the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted legislation recognizing the Armenian Genocide, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan told BBC reporters, that "There are 170,000 Armenians in my country, of which 70,000 are my citizens. We're turning a blind eye to the other 100,000. However, tomorrow, if it becomes necessary, I would say to those 100,000, go back to your country. Why? Because they're not my citizens; I'm not obliged to keep them in my country." The Armenian Genocide The Armenian Genocide (1915-23) was the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I. It was characterized by massacres and deportations, involving forced marches under conditions designed to lead to the death of the deportees, with the total number of deaths reaching 1.5 million. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia. |