"This has nothing to do with the EU. Let the historians resolve the matter."

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:36:56 +0100, Panta Rhei
<cool.multitec@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>
>I'm speaking about the internationally acknowledged Armenian Genocide.
>
>
>Here's the list of countries that officially recognize the Armenian
>Genocide, so far. The list keeps increasing. Soon the US will follow
suit.


	:-)>


>In France and Switzerland you will get convicted for denying the fact of
>the Armenian Genocide committed by the Turks:

so much for free speech, what happened to la libertee?

are you saying now, that in sarko's france one can not have an
open discussion about the truth or falseness of a historically
unproven incident?  ***

>6. Canada - (Resolutions were adopted in 1996, 2002 and 2004)

nice try, but no canadian government ever "recognized" such

please, please don't write about your phantasies, stay with the
factual matter, readers already know that you're a misleading habitual
liar as most spammers and propagandists are, it's enough of
repetitions, there is no need to prove it  over and over again
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*** " We will raise all the matters, including the Armenian genocide,
to hear Turkey’s response in the course of accession negotiations,
which will be very long and very difficult," French Foreign Minister
Michel Barnier was quoted as saying.

Halacoglu, the Turkish historian, believes that France’s stance can be
viewed as an "op****tunity." "Armenian and Turkish historians should
sit down and debate the matter," he said in a December 15 interview
published in the daily Milliyet. "This has nothing to do with the EU.
Let the historians resolve the matter."

Such a direct dialog on the "genocide" issue between Turkish and
Armenian historians actually began last year when researchers from the
Turkish Historical Society and their colleagues from Armenian Academy
of Sciences and Yerevan’s Genocide Museum formed the so-called Vienna
Armenian-Turkish Historians’ Platform (VAT). At VAT’s first meeting
held in Austrian capital in July 2004, the two sides started
exchanging archival do***ents pertaining to the events of 1915-1923.
But VAT’s next meeting, re****tedly scheduled for last December, was
cancelled. And in mid-January, the Anatolia news agency re****ted that
a VAT meeting due to take place in May 2005 had also been cancelled.

Whatever the reason for VAT’s difficulties, it appears that the work
of this bilateral forum has virtually come to a standstill. This may
explain why Turkish researchers and pundits urge the formation of an
international commission of inquiry. This commission, in Halacoglu’s
opinion, would ideally work under the auspices of the United Nations,
or another international body, to help ensure impartiality and to
encourage all states to open up their archives to the panel. "The
Armenian archives, which are closed, should also be opened to the
public," Halacoglu said.

The idea of forming an international commission appears to be part of
Ankara’s broader strategy of seeking rapprochement with Armenia. As
Birand points out, "If these ["genocide"] studies are initiated, we
will gain time. In addition, while this process continues, Turkey can
broaden its economic relations with Armenia and open the border gate."


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