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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-03-17
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[01] Turkish foreign ministry reacts angrily to Greek, Armenian comments
[01] Turkish foreign ministry reacts angrily to Greek, Armenian comments
Turkey's foreign ministry reacted angrily to the statements made by
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan during the latter's official visit
to Athens on Tuesday, saying they are "obsessive and one-sided".
In a joint press conference during the Armenian official's visit, Tsipras
spoke of the Armenian and Pontic-Greek genocide, which form part of the
two countries' common past.
"The statements in question are the products of a pathetic mentality
proving that the relations and solidarity between Greece and Armenia
is built upon a joint hostility and slander language directed against
the Turkish identity," the spokesperson of the Turkish ministry, Tanju
Bilgiç said in a statement.
"Turkey and the Turkish people will never give credit to those bringing
to the fore at every opportunity a dictum of history which is unlawful,
disconnected with realities, one-sided and obsessive," it added.
The ministry also said the three officials referred to "historical events
during the disintegration of the Ottoman Empire" which contained "grave
allegations against Turkey and the Turkish identity."
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