PM says Turkey shares suffering of Armenians, urges to “break taboos”

PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu expressed hope for the year 2015 to signalize normalization of relations between Ankara and Yerevan, Anadolu Agency reports.

Davutoglu said Turkey shares the suffering of Armenians and, with patience and resolve, is endeavoring to re-establish empathy between the two peoples.

"Only by breaking taboos can we hope to begin addressing the great trauma that froze time in 1915. For its part, Turkey has transcended this critical threshold and relinquished the generalizations and stereotypical assertions of the past," he added.

His remarks came a day after the eighth death anniversary of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist, Hrant Dink, who was assassinated in broad daylight in front of his office in Istanbul on Jan. 19, 2007.

"Hrant Dink sought to help find the ways and means through which Turks and Armenians may build a common future," he told the media at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in London.

As Davutoglu said, he believes that Turks and Armenians, the two ancient nations, can demonstrate the wisdom to understand each other and contemplate a future together.