ISTANBUL, JUNE 23, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Vahid Erdem, a representative of Turkey arrived in Yerevan in the staff of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's delegation the last week addressed letters of complaint against the authorities of Armenia to representatives of the European Union and other two dozens of ones. The Istanbul "Marmara" daily informs about it. Erdem stated after returning from Armenia that RA National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian "seriously interfered in the Armenian Genocide issue," and then favoured him with a tactless attitude, particularly, did not accept him to the VIP hall of the airport, he had to take a taxi, etc. To recap, the Parliament Speaker of Armenia disproved Vahid Erdem's accusations and assured that no tactless step was taken against the latter, and he was accompanied to the VIP hall with other NATO parliamentarians. To recap, at the June 13 meeting with the NATO PA delegation, Tigran Torosian, speaking about the regional report being prepared by the delegation, mentioned a number of principles which needs improvement: it was particularly mentioned in the report that "international co-thinkers" of Armenia consider that a genocide took place, when it is proper to mention EU member countries and the European Parliament which have recognized the Genocide. In response, representative of Turkey Vahid Erdem attempted to disprove the fact of genocide: according to his insistence, neither an Armenian Genocide took place in 1915 nor there was a state command to kill Armenians, and one may speak only about 400-500 thousand people who themselves attacked Turks by the Russians' excitation. Tigran Torosian interrupted the Turk Deputy's "lecture on history" and calling him to properness, considered incompatible such a behaviour with the post occupied within the framework of the international organization. Tirgran Torosian reminded Vahid Erdem that he had no right to give estimations either to Genocide or to European Parliament or to countries recognized the Genocide.

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