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Turkey slams Pope Francis for having recognized the Armenian Genocide
ANKARA (Diario ARMENIA).- After Pope Francis recognized the Armenian
Genocide as "the first genocide of the twentieth century" on June 3th,
the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutošlu, issued a statement
saying that "Pope Francis' expressions are absolutely unacceptable".
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-163_-8-june-2013_-press-release-regarding-the-pope_s-statements-on-the-events-of-1915.en.mfa
Davutošlu said that during the last years of the Ottoman Empire,
"Turks, Armenians, and many others suffered immensely", and accused
Armenia of selecting the Armenian suffering and "distort it in several
ways and attempts to present it as a genocide".
In the statement, Davutošlu tried to tell the Vatican what to do,
saying that "what is expected of the office of the Pope, under the
responsibility of the spiritual authority it has been endowed with, is
to contribute to world peace instead of bringing out enmity from
historical events".
Finally, the Foreign Minister of Turkey considered that "Pope Francis'
expressions were absolutely unacceptable" and asked the Holy See to
"refrain from taking steps that may cause harm to our bilateral
relations that may be difficult to repair".
"The Turkish state, the same that censors all those who speak about
the Armenian Genocide with its Criminal Code, intended to convince the
international community that the pope acted under the influence of the
Armenian community of Buenos Aires", said Carolina Karaguezian,
director of the Buenos Aires region of the Armenian National Committee
of South America in a statement. "The Turkish
state attempts to impose denial and censorship, not only to their own
citizens, but also to everybody who understands that the road to peace
between nations is memory, truth and justice", she added.
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Prensa Armenia
Armenia 1366, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (5411) 4775-7595
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.diarioarmenia.org.ar
From: Baghdasarian
ANKARA (Diario ARMENIA).- After Pope Francis recognized the Armenian
Genocide as "the first genocide of the twentieth century" on June 3th,
the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutošlu, issued a statement
saying that "Pope Francis' expressions are absolutely unacceptable".
http://www.mfa.gov.tr/no_-163_-8-june-2013_-press-release-regarding-the-pope_s-statements-on-the-events-of-1915.en.mfa
Davutošlu said that during the last years of the Ottoman Empire,
"Turks, Armenians, and many others suffered immensely", and accused
Armenia of selecting the Armenian suffering and "distort it in several
ways and attempts to present it as a genocide".
In the statement, Davutošlu tried to tell the Vatican what to do,
saying that "what is expected of the office of the Pope, under the
responsibility of the spiritual authority it has been endowed with, is
to contribute to world peace instead of bringing out enmity from
historical events".
Finally, the Foreign Minister of Turkey considered that "Pope Francis'
expressions were absolutely unacceptable" and asked the Holy See to
"refrain from taking steps that may cause harm to our bilateral
relations that may be difficult to repair".
"The Turkish state, the same that censors all those who speak about
the Armenian Genocide with its Criminal Code, intended to convince the
international community that the pope acted under the influence of the
Armenian community of Buenos Aires", said Carolina Karaguezian,
director of the Buenos Aires region of the Armenian National Committee
of South America in a statement. "The Turkish
state attempts to impose denial and censorship, not only to their own
citizens, but also to everybody who understands that the road to peace
between nations is memory, truth and justice", she added.
_____
Prensa Armenia
Armenia 1366, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (5411) 4775-7595
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://www.diarioarmenia.org.ar
From: Baghdasarian