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Abdullah Gul: â€œHow can one shake hands with Armenian President, who has territorial claims against Turkey?â€

04 September 2008 09:19 (UTC +04:00)

Condemning Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyanâ€™s arrival in Ankara to attend the funeral of the deceased President Turgut Ozal, Abdullah Gul said it was inadmissible to establish any relations between the two countries.
â€œLook, what capitulatory policy the government pursues, Armenian president dares to attend the funeral of our president. He knows that you run for your interest, will behave cowardly when the question is the state interests of Turkey and are compliant and thatâ€™sâ€™ why he dares to come to Turkey. Show me a country that will wage war against your brothers, kill them, while committing this crime say â€œTurkey is to blame for everythingâ€, dare to say â€œEuropeâ€™s map is complete, but there is a need to draw the map of the Near East, Asiaâ€, claim that Kars belongs to Armenia, and after all the president of that country will come to Turkey and you will shake hands with him. How could it be possible?â€ he said.
It was specified yesterday evening that Turkish President Abdullah Gul, who said this 15 years ago, will leave for Yerevan to watch Armenia-Turkey football match on September 6.