I think that there are no 100.000 illegal Armenians in Turkey. These people work here and help their families, Turkish President Abdullah Gul said, commenting on Erdogan’s threats to deport Armenians.

“Prime Minister told that to emphasize Turkey’s positive stance. I believe he meant that Turkey does not have hatred and enmity for them. Human issues should be separated from the political ones. I know how sensitive he is to human problems. Sometimes his words are taken differently. Turkish people have no hostility and racism towards people of other nations. We’ve always stated that U.S., Diaspora and Caucasus are totally different issues. Status quo is not to anyone’s benefit, that is why I said that we have to keep on working. Minsk Group’s efforts are already tangible. It is very crucial that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is very decided about settling Caucasian conflicts,” Gul noted.

Asked by the journalist whether he will still speak to Barack Obama further, Gul replied: “Once we have already spoken on the matter. There is nothing more to say to Obama. We had an in-depth discussion and explanation of the issue and said all. Now it’s their turn to speak. Their decision has complicated Armenia-Turkey reconciliation. In all events, Caucasian issues are ours too. The current situation is not beneficial neither to Armenia, nor Turkey or Azerbaijan. We will do our utmost for peace keeping in the Caucasus,” Gul said.

Interestingly, Turkish President toughly met the adoption of Armenian Genocide Resolution by the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Both Erdogan and Gul produced personal affronts to U.S. congressmen accusing them of being unable to string two words together and even more – they can’t locate Armenia on the world map.