May 18, 2005 - 10:39 AMT
GERMAN HISTORIAN CALLS FOR CORRECT INVESTIGATION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
German historian Wolfgang Burgdorf supported the proposal of Turkish Prime
Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on formation of an Armenian-Turkish commission for the Armenian Genocide investigation, Speigel online reported. In his words, Turkey should abandon the principle of defense and take the initiative. "It should invite Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora for investigating the events of 1915-1915 closely to the historical reality", he stated.