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Turkish MP Zuheyir Amber: "Turkey cannot possibly build diplomatic relations with Armenia now"

30 September 2006 [10:18] - TODAY.AZ
"The exclusion of Turkish candidates from the list for their rejecting false "Armenian genocide" in the Netherlands have nothing to do with democracy even with humanness," Turkish parliamentarian from ANAP party, member of foreign relations commission Zubeyir Amber told.

He said such decisions by Europe which is trying to dictate principle of freedom of thinking to Turkey are surprising.

"I have sent an inquiry to Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul. But, I have not received a response as he was abroad."

Mr.Amber also commented on European Parliament's demanding Turkey to restore diplomatic relations with Armenia, APA reports.

"European Parliament's decisions are not compulsory for us. Even if they were compulsory, I think Turkey cannot possibly establish diplomatic relations with Armenia now. Armenia makes groundless territorial claims against Turkey. On the other hand, it has occupied our brother Azerbaijan’s territories leading more than one million people displaced. So, how logical it is to build diplomatic relations with Armenia?" the parliamentarian stressed.

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