Turkey’s Security Council Held Discussion on Armenian Genocide

A Security Council session held on April 29 and presided by Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul discussed the current situation in the South Caucasus and issues related to the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

“The session discussed the statements made by different states about the 1915 events and the initiatives undertaken by the Turkish side over the issue. The common history of the Armenian and Turkish people is possible only to discuss on the basis of undeniable evidence and documents, without prejudice, with unbiased and scientific approach,” reads a statement released after the session.

Further it says that the participant of the session discussed the “current situation and the recent developments in the South Caucasus.”

“It was stated the Turkey stands firm in spending efforts for stability and cooperation in the whole Caucasus,” reads the statement.
Interestingly, there is no mention of the Armenia-Turkey Protocols and their ratification process in the statement.

Among other issue discussed during this Security Council session were the Cyprus issue, the presidential election in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, recent parliamentary elections in Iraq, issues pertaining to the fight against terrorism, recent events in Kyrgyzstan and the results of the World Nuclear Security Summit held on April 12-13 in Washington.