BULENT ARINC SENT PROTEST LETTERS TO SPEAKERS OF PARLIAMENTS, WHICH RECOGNIZED ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

Turkish Parliamentary Speaker Bulent Arinc has sent letters of protest to chairs of 16 parliaments, which had recognized the Armenian Genocide. «There is nothing in our history, which we would like to conceal or are ashamed of,» B. Arinc noted in messages to Speakers of Argentine, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Holland, Uruguay and Venezuela. «The national parliament is not the best rostrum to discuss history controversial pages,» B. Arinc stated. He added, “parliaments should make efforts to strengthen friendly relations between countries and nations instead,” RFE/RL reported.