Namik Tan: Knesset's recognition of Armenian Genocide to damage Turkey-Israel relationsOctober 10, 2008 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Knesset will badly damage the Turkish-Israeli partnership, said Namik Tan, Turkey's ambassador to Israel. He reminded that Ankara recalled its envoys from U.S. and France when parliaments of these states voted for recognition of the Armenian Genocide. Ambassador Tan criticized the Israeli parliamentary initiative to discuss the Armenian Genocide issue. "I support President Shimon Peres who said that the "Armenian tragedy is an issue for historians bit not politicians." Just fancy a Turkish political figure accusing Israel of genocide of Palestinians," he said, adding that he hopes Israel will never spoil relations with Turkey. Earlier, Kadima's Zeev Elkin said that discussion of the Armenian Genocide will not "cause trouble" with Turkey and Azerbaijan. "These countries should understand that Israel can't neglect discussion of an issue that has already been considered by all western parliaments," he told IzRus portal. Meanwhile, Tan remarked that "the parliamentarians fell under the influence of the Armenian minority." He stressed the importance of developing Ankara-Baku-Jerusalem strategic alliance to neutralize "the Armenian threat." "We want the Azeri oil and gas go to Israel and then to China and Japan through Ashkelon-Eilat pipeline," he said. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. 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". Partner news | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Border residents overnight on highway to protest Armenia’s Residents of Kirants continue to express outrage over the government’s decision to cede land to Azerbaijan. Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. |