"I wish our people could follow the way that started May 28, since this way symbolizes the immortal values of national independence and freedom," the President's message says.
The gathering will be the first high-level event between Turkey and the EU after the presidential election victory of Nicolas Sarkozy in France, the Turkish Daily News reports.
The Republic of Armenia had existed for two years in all. December 2, 1920, the troops of the 11th Red Army entered Yerevan and the republic became soviet.