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Spokesman for Turkish President: We return remarks by Mr. Sargsyan, which are not appropriate for a state man

02 February 2015 07:33 (UTC +04:00)

Baku – APA. “Turkey will continue confronting all attempts of manipulation with a one-sided look on history due to an exploitative policy,” spokesman for Turkish President Ibrahim Kalin said commenting on remarks by Armenian leader Serzh Sargsyan in response to an invitation by ErdoÄŸan, APA reports.

Spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that it was known that the Armenian government was trying to turn the year 2015 into an international campaign against Turkey and Turks, and to this end Yerevan was ready to make statements that contained insults and hate speech and violated diplomatic practices. Kalin said that Armenian President Sargsyan’s remarks on January 29, 2015 at the “State Commission for the Coordination of 100th Anniversary Events” in Yerevan about Erdogan's invitation earlier in January was “a new manifestation of this unfortunate attitude.” “It is impossible for us to accept these expressions that target the president’s invitation to Armenia and that are in contravention of diplomatic practices. We return the remarks by Mr. Sargsyan, which are not appropriate for a state man,” Kalin said.

The spokesman further said: “Turkey will continue to stand against all attempts to manipulate a one-sided view of history through exploitative politicking. Our President called on historians for the establishment of a “Common History Commission” in 2005 to examine Turkey and Armenia’s common history and ensured the signing of 2009 protocols that paved the way for the normalization of Turkey-Armenia relations. As a continuation of this peaceful and constructive attitude, he issued a condolence message addressing all Armenians on April 23, 2014.

“With these brave and extraordinary steps, a clear position has been established against policies based on exploiting the pain of 1915. But on every occasion, Armenia gave no response to these moves by Turkey.” Kalin also added that the Armenian government was welcoming towards neither having a fair discussion for the events of 1915 nor ending the occupation in Nagorno-Karabakh to normalize its relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan and to establish peace and stability in the region.

He added that the 100th anniversary of the battle which stands as an epic victory by the Anatolian people and the memory of the martyrs would be marked with an international ceremony.