March 15, Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoglu speaking in the Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Commission touched upon country's strategy against adoption of Armenian Genocide resolutions by several parliaments.

According to Turkish Sabah daily, Davutoglu opposed recalling of Armenia-Turkey Protocols from the Parliament, adding that they have no intention to do it. “Presently, the Protocols are a criticial tool for us. We use the documents as deterrents,” Davutoglu said.

Turkish FM also denied oppositions’ proposal to deport 70.000 Armenian citizens illegally residing in Turkey. “If we do it, it will provoke other states opposing our policy to use it as a bargaining chip. All newspapers will publish photos of deported Armenians and it will be called a nationalism, having Turkey being in a hotter seat,” he outlined.

Foreign Minister also did not welcome initiative on closure of Injerlik base, noting that Turkey and U.S. actively cooperate on fight against terrorism and PKK, so the base should not be used as a leverage against the U.S.

A.G.