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 | 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |