Council of Europe Secretary General Mr.Terry Davis commended the initiators of the conference of the Armenian issue for courage and resoluteness. He also noted that the “people believing in modern, democratic and tolerant Turkey do not fear of nationalists in the Istanbul streets any longer.” “I confirm my endorsement to the position of Prime Minister Erdogan, who came to support freedom of speech in Turkey. I hope that such attitude will affect the legal proceedings against well known Turkish writer Orhan Pamuk, who is accused of making public statements on the Armenian Genocide”, Mr. Davis said. “I understand the sensitivity of the Turkish authorities on this issue, however such delicate issues should be solved via dialogue and truth but not by means of prosecution and propaganda. Being a member of the Council if Europe Turkey is obliged to respect the European Convention on Human Rights. I am convinced that the Turkish leadership will not abandon the way of democratic reform in the time epochal for the Turkey-Europe relations,” CoE Secretary General stated, Mediamax reports.
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