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Closure of US military base in Turkey and recall of Turkish soldiers from Afghanistan can be brought to agenda

05 March 2010 12:37 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. â€œSoon after the decision of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs our government gave a proper assessment to it. It has been confirmed once more how parliamentsâ€™ decisions on historical events may result. Such a view in the U.S. Congress is very disappointing. It is seen how those who voted for the resolution are aware of these events,â€ Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said at the press conference in Ankara, APA reports quoting Haberturk. Touching on the happenings of 1915 the minister mentioned that there was a chaos at that time.
â€œ1915 means migration for Armenians. For us it means Canakkale. Two million of our compatriots migrated from the Balkans, there was migration from the Caucasus. There was a great chaos. We have always shared this grief and approached it from human aspect, not in terms of politics. We regard Armenians, with whom we lived together for ten centuries, as friends,â€ he said.

To the question â€œCan the discussion of the Incirlik base, recall of the Turkish soldiers from Afghanistan be brought to the agenda?â€ the minister said:
â€œWe will discuss this issue after our ambassador arrives. We will also hold discussions in the Cabinet of Ministers. We may also meet with President, leaders of the opposition parties. This is the matter of national pride for us.â€

Ahmet Davutoglu underlined that the decision would influence both Turkey-US and Turkey-Armenia relations.
â€œWe do not want crisis in our relations with America every spring,â€ he said.