At the March 23 meeting with journalists in Yerevan, leader of Turkish Liberal Democratic Party, stated he had not read any article in Turkey that would welcome Premier Erdogan’s statement about possible deportation of 100.000 illegal Armenians.

According to him, even the Turkish pro-governmental media were critical of Erdogan’s statement. Toker voiced confidence that, if the Government really decided to deport Armenians, Turkish society would be the first to oppose the initiative.

Earlier, Turkish Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened to expel Armenians illegally working in Turkey. However, after harsh criticism inside Turkey as well, Erdogan tried to justify himself, saying he merely wanted to emphasize a good attitude towards neighbors enabling Armenian citizens to work in Turkey.

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