Turkey Responds to Armenian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Statement

Turkey's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy has responded to the Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesperson's statement, in which the Armenian side addressed Ankara's repeated calls for the opening of archives. This was reported by ermenihaber.am.

Aksoy notably stated, "The tone and terminology used by the Armenian spokesperson indicate that the country still lacks state traditions."

Citing the European Court's ruling in the case of "Doghu Perinçek vs. Switzerland," he mentioned that according to this ruling, imposing Armenian theses on Turks is incompatible with the right to freedom of expression.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesperson declared that the Armenian side's claim that the archives are open does not correspond to reality. He emphasized that only the part of Armenia's archives that "proves the Armenian claims" is allegedly open.

Aksoy also referred to France's decision to declare April 24 as a national day of remembrance for the Armenian Genocide, noting that France does not recognize the level of danger posed by its actions. At the same time, Aksoy pointed out France's historical role in arming Armenians a century ago and implied that the responsibility for the killing of Turks should also be attributed to France. Condemning French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe's critical statements towards Turkey, Aksoy indicated that such behavior will not go unanswered.

It is worth noting that the spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry, Anna Naghdalyan, had commented on Turkey's government statement that Armenia is allegedly afraid to open its archives from 1915 in light of the anniversary of the Genocide.

"During this entire period, we have witnessed various forms of denial of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey. Often, direct fabrications are employed, such as the notion that our archives are closed, while all experts dealing with the genocide know that Armenia's archives are open. The absurdities of this denialist thinking testify to their impotence against the truth, while the truth of the Armenian Genocide is a recognized reality in the international community.

Justifying the denial of the genocide is a shameful and dangerous phenomenon. It encourages new crimes against humanity and civilization, which is a primary obligation of the international community to combat," stated the spokesperson of the Armenian Foreign Ministry.