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Turkey to invite Armenian language specialists from Azerbaijan

23 February 2007 [12:49] - TODAY.AZ
Turkish History Organization chief, Professor Yusuf Halachioglu said that Turkish historians will be taught Armenian in order to investigate the Armenian documents in foreign archives.

Halachioglu said while both Armenian and European historians are investigating Turkish archives, Turkish historians can not investigate historical documents as they do not know Armenian.

The only scientist knowing Armenian is professor of Ankara University Birsen Garaca.

Halacioglu noted that after the amendment to the law in Turkish parliament that will allow inviting specialists from abroad, Armenian language specialists will be invited from Azerbaijan.

"We will invite Armenian language specialists from Azerbaijan's region Karabakh," he said.

Halachioglu said that after the language courses are over Turkish historians will be sent to make investigation in Armenian archives abroad, APA reports.

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