Turkey’s Abdullah Gul answered to reporters’ questions on his flight back to Turkey from Congo and Cameroon travels. Turkish President referred to the Armenian issue as well.
According to Turkish Zaman Abdullah Gul was asked whether he’s determined to have another telconversation with U.S. Barack Obama.
Reminding that before the U.S. House of Representatives adopted the Armenian Genocide Resolution he had had a conversation with Obama.
“We’ve talked once. I’m not going to do it again. We’ve talked thoroughly enough, we’ve explained things. They’re perfectly aware of it. We’ve told them what we were expected to.”
The reporters asked President Gul to comment on PM Erdogan’s statement on expelling Armenians from Turkey, reminding that before leaving for Africa, Gul had declared it was time for voiceless diplomacy.
“Mister Prime Minister seems wanted to underscore Turkey’s positive advancement. Besides, I’m not sure that figure is 100 thousand. Those people work in Turkey. They support their families by their earnings. I’m sure it was aimed to show that they aren’t adversely treated in Turkey. Humane issues should be differentiated from political issues.”
Turkey’s president stated that Erdogan’s statement has been differently treated and added: “There is no place to xenophobia and racism in Turkish people. We say USA, Diaspora and Southern Caucasus are quite different issues. We should keep close to the idea of stability and cooperation platform in Caucasus. Status quo isn’t beneficial for either side. That’s why we declared that time for voiceless diplomacy arrived. The achievements of MG are visible.”
Abdullah Gul underscored and hailed Russia’s Medvedev’s efforts to reach the resolution of Karabakh conflict.
Source: Panorama.
Link: http://www.panorama.am/en/politics/2010/03/19/gyul-erdoghan/.
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