20/08/2009 19:02
Smbat Lputyan Turkey didn’t apply to FIDE
Yesterday Armenian “Haylur” program, using the Turkish sources has spread information that the chess federation has applied to the FIDE with an official letter demanding to delete the observations about the Genocide from the publication of Armenia which is on their official webpage. FIDE as if has refused showing his attitude towards the issue.
Our reporter turned to Smbat Lptunyan, the vice president of the Armenian chess federation, for finding out whether the information is correct or not. Smbat Lptunyan too was informed about the spread news, but he announced that if there would be such a thing he would certainly know. “At this moment I do not have any official information about Turkey sending a letter to FIDE. Naturally, the world chess organization would not refuse something that didn’t exist.
"These news do not correspond with the reality”, - stressed he.
Jefry Brog, who is trade vice president of FIDE and who is in Jermuk these days also doesn’t know about it.