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Turkish Armenians accuse Armenian diaspora in deception and have no intention to return

18 March 2010 [14:17] - TODAY.AZ
Illegal migrants from Armenia residing in Turkey, accused the Armenian diaspora of fraud, and declared their unwillingness to return back to Armenia.
Some Armenian migrants say that the Armenian government does not create conditions to improve the lives of the Armenian people.

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent warnings on possible expulsion of the Armenians illegally living in Turkey from the country caused great concern among the Armenian migrants.

However the illegal migrants do not blame the Turkish government, but the Armenian lobby, which deceives the Armenians.

Erdogan warned of possible expulsion of 100,000 Armenians illegally living in Turkey, if Armenia does not get rid of the Armenian diaspora's control, in an interview to the British BBC television and radio company.

It was the minister's response to the question asked about Ankara's reaction to adoption of a resolution recognizing the so-called "Armenian genocide" by the several countries' parliaments.

A week after the adoption of the resolution on "Armenian genocide" by the U.S Congress's committee March 4, the Swedish parliament by a margin of one vote, approved the document that recognizes the so-called "genocide."

Erdogan said nearly 170,000 Armenians live in Turkey currently. "70,000 of these people are our citizens and others are living in Turkey illegally," he said. "Tomorrow, if necessary, I will make 100,000 of them to leave our country. I'll do this because they are not our citizens and I am not obliged to keep them in our country."

According to the Armenian migrants, during the entire period of their stay in Turkey, migrants do not face mistreatment by the Turkish people or the government.


/Trend News/
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