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07 February 2012 [13:30] - Today.Az
Turkish EU Minister Egemen Bagis has declared a Swiss probe into his denial of Armenian genocide claims to be "null and void" for him. "I know of no power that could arrest a Turkish minister," Bagis said. "If need be, I'll go back to Davos and say it again."
Bagis had previously refused to comment on the matter but nevertheless answered reporters’ questions at the airport ahead of a scheduled visit to Belgium.
"Obviously this is at the initial probe stage right now. There isn't any official documentation on it that has reached me yet. We have fought for the freedom of speech, we are fighting for it, and we will fight for it," Bagis said.
"I hear they're trying to confirm whether or not I said those words," Bagis said. "Let them waste no time. I said it, and I repeat it today. I will repeat it again when I'm asked in future visits to Switzerland."
/Hurriyet Daily News/
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