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"The Armenian question poses no dangers in Europe. Playing politics with it trivializes not only the Holocaust, but also the Armenian tragedy" (Photo: TUSIAD)

Turkish-Armenian reconciliation is not far away

The European Parliament, the European Commission, the majority of the European and French media, intellectuals, historians and jurists have pointed out that the recognition of an Armenian genocide is not a legal process. I agree with that.

To impose it as a new pre-condition to Turkey's EU membership would be counter-productive and unjust. This is also the view of the Turkish citizens of Armenian origin. Patriarch Mesrob II and the intellectual leader Mr Hrant Dink are very clear on thi...

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"The Armenian question poses no dangers in Europe. Playing politics with it trivializes not only the Holocaust, but also the Armenian tragedy" (Photo: TUSIAD)

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