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15 April 2009

TURKEY: ERDOGAN, I DO NOT SUPPORT APOLOGIES TO ARMENIANS

urkish Premier Tayyip Erdogan said today that he did not accept or support the campaign recently


launched by a group of Turkish intellectuals and academicians aiming to apologize to Armenians for the incidents of 1915. "They might have committed such a crime themselves, as they are apologizing now. Republic of Turkey does not have such a concern. One can apologize if there is a crime necessitating such an apology. Neither my country, nor my nation has such concerns," Erdogan said adding that it was unacceptable to support such a campaign just because it was launched by intellectuals. "I personally do not accept, support or participate in this campaign," he said. Erdogan also said that he could not understand the approach of the intellectuals, adding that such kind of initiatives could only create chaos and destroy peace. "I find it unreasonable to apologize when there is no reason," he said. (ANSAmed)

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