Ireland to stay out of Armenian-Turkish relations
“Beyond everything, the Irish know -- more than all other people who live on this planet -- what it means to have our memories of history shattered. People may voice different views regarding incidents which took place in history. Therefore, as a country which knows this, Ireland is one of the main countries which know to stay out of these kinds of debates,” Regnum news agency quoted the Irish President Mary McAleese as saying at a joint press conference with her Turkish counterpart, referring to whether Ireland may recognize the Armenian Genocide. Note that McAleese arrived in Turkey Monday on a five-day official visit.
According to the source, the President of Ireland hailed the Armenian-Tirkish normalization initiative.
M. McAleese also said Ireland supports Turkey’s EU membership.