Nurettin Baykal: Abdullah Gul and Recep Tayyip Erdogan ready to recognize Armenian GenocideApril 24, 2010 - 21:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nurettin Baykal, a Turk residing in Australia, said that around 10 of 100 Turks support Armenians, 20 of them – are against Armenians, and 70 – are indifferent to this nation. Armenians should activate their national mentality, if they want to gain the Genocide recognition, Baykal told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. He added that the resolution of the Kurdish issue is a priority for Turkey, followed by the problem with Armenians. “Possibly, the two issues will be solved simultaneously.” Baykal stressed that President Abdullah Gul and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan are ready to recognize the Armenian Genocide, but they are afraid of not being supported by Turkey’s population. 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 David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |