  Armenia slams Erdogan’s denialist message on Genocide anniversary April 25, 2016 - 12:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s message on the 101st anniversary of the Genocide is yet another failed manifestation of denialism, Armenia's Deputy Foreign Minister said Sunday, April 24. Erdogan on Sunday commemorated the lives of Armenians lost in the Genocide of 1915, citing the massacres as “tragic conditions” of the war. “That was an explicit attempt to put the responsibility for the Genocide, committed by the authorities of Ottoman Empire against the Armenians, on the Armenians themselves,” Shavarsh Kocharyan said. “Turkey spares no effort to equate the victims of war and those of the Genocide, pre-planned and perpetrated at the state level.” “Turkey’s denialist stance further deepens the gap between the Armenian and Turkish peoples, while the best way to fill it is facing history and repentance,” Kocharyan added. Read also:On Genocide anniversary, Erdogan honors victims with vague wording   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
