Anadolu Agency (AA), Turkey
June 7, 2013 Friday
Lisbon memorial for martyred Turkish diplomats
A monument in memory of Turkish diplomats killed in a terrorist attack
in 1982 will be opened Friday in Lisbon Ankara monument Lisbon Erkut
Akbay Martyred Diplomats Memorial, a built in in commemoration of
Turkish diplomats and his wife Nadide Akbay, as well as all public
officials martyred while on mission abroad, will be inaugurated on
Friday, a statement by Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Erkut
and Nadide Akbay were killed in an attack on the Turkish Embassy in
Lisbon perpetrated by a radical Armenian terrorist group. The
inauguration coincides with the 31st anniversary of the attack, the
statement said. monument The was built right across the street from
the Akbays' house where they were murdered. Their children will attend
the ceremony, the foreign ministry said. "The monument, symbolizing a
common stance against terrorism irrespective of its source, will bear
witness to the principles of peace, freedom and co-existence that
Turkey and Portugal jointly uphold," the statement said.
June 7, 2013 Friday
Lisbon memorial for martyred Turkish diplomats
A monument in memory of Turkish diplomats killed in a terrorist attack
in 1982 will be opened Friday in Lisbon Ankara monument Lisbon Erkut
Akbay Martyred Diplomats Memorial, a built in in commemoration of
Turkish diplomats and his wife Nadide Akbay, as well as all public
officials martyred while on mission abroad, will be inaugurated on
Friday, a statement by Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Erkut
and Nadide Akbay were killed in an attack on the Turkish Embassy in
Lisbon perpetrated by a radical Armenian terrorist group. The
inauguration coincides with the 31st anniversary of the attack, the
statement said. monument The was built right across the street from
the Akbays' house where they were murdered. Their children will attend
the ceremony, the foreign ministry said. "The monument, symbolizing a
common stance against terrorism irrespective of its source, will bear
witness to the principles of peace, freedom and co-existence that
Turkey and Portugal jointly uphold," the statement said.