Swiss FM to Turkey: Confront Your Past

Gul disclosed on Tuesday that the invitation to examine the Ottoman archives is also open to France and Switzerland. Minister Gul asked Rey not to allow the Armenian Diaspora to ruin the relations between the two countries in a meeting in Ankara. The National Assembly of the Swiss parliament had decided to recognize the Armenian genocide two years ago, and following this, Rey’s visit to Ankara had been postponed. The Swiss Minister is also reported to have excluded the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) from a list of terrorist organizations.

Meanwhile, 90 members of the US Congress have called on US President George W. Bush to recognize the allegations of Armenian genocide on April 24th, which is considered by Armenians as the anniversary of the alleged genocide.