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31 May 2002 - 19:02 AMT

TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTER CLAIMS “THERE WAS NO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE”

Turkish defense minister Sabaattin Chakmakoghlu has stated that “there was no Armenian genocide”. As “Mediamax” agency reports, the head of the defense ministry of Turkey stated this at the commemoration ceremony of the Turkish diplomats killed in foreign countries. According to foreign minister of Turkey Ismail Cem, the terrorist acts against Turkish diplomats aimed at weakening Turkey, but “this will never happen”. According to Ismail Cem, the foreign ministry of the country continues to be a target for terrorists.