I do not think US Congress should judge other’s history: Suat Kiniklioglu.
“The situation is now more complicated, because as you know Turkey wants resolution on Karabakh as well, secondly the American Congress’ H. Res. 252 has now even more complicated the situation,” AK Party Deputy Chairman of External Affairs Suat Kiniklioglu told NEWS.am correspondent in Yerevan.
“The American side is working on a roadmap to be announced between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and we hope it will become a reality. If it does become a reality, I am sure the roadmap will have the backing of President Sargsyan and President Aliyev, I think will enable us to move forward on Turkey’s side. But as I said, it is now more complicated, as the resolution has angered many Turks in Turkey. We do not believe that foreign parliaments should be judging on other people’s history,” he added.
Asked about Turkey’s further steps if US Congress passes the resolution, Kiniklioglu assured that it will more impact Turkey-US relations. “Congress should not have anything to do with it. I do not think they will pass it. But if they pass it, they will be major disruption between Turkey and US, not Turkey and Armenia. It will be problems between Turkey and the United States. My Prime Minister has openly declared that we will not tolerate US parliament moves any step further and I think the Americans understand it. If they do it, it will be a mistake on their side because Turkey and US cooperate on many issues: Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, anti-terrorism, Middle East peace process. I do not think they can, but if they would it will be major conflict between Turkey and US ,” he stressed.
Turkish MP also commented on possible progress in Armenia-Turkey relations, saying that if resolution passes “Armenia-Turkey normalization will be dead.”
“There is no way, Turkey is going to accept the normalization process and US Congress that does not know the place on the map where Armenia is, it’s going to approve a bill. I do not think that Congress should be a judge in it. Your parliament passes resolutions on India’s past or Pakistan’s parliament? In our parliaments there are now members who want to pass a resolution about the Indians and we say no. Because in principal, parliament, politicians they do not have the capacity and expertise to pass resolutions on other people’s history. I cannot judge on India’s past. I know American congressmen very well, they are the last persons who should be judging on anyone’s history,” he concluded.
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