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The Daily Star, Bangladesh
April 24 2014
Armenia fumes after Turkey condolences
Afp, Yerevan
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian yesterday accused Turkey of an
"utter denial" in failing to recognise World War I mass killings of
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, after Ankara for the
first time offered condolences for the tragedy.
"The Armenian Genocide... is alive as far as the successor of the
Ottoman Turkey continues its policy of utter denial," Sarkisian said
in a statement marking the 99th anniversary of the massacres.
"The denial of a crime constitutes the direct continuation of that
very crime," he added. "Only recognition and condemnation can prevent
the repetition of such crimes in the future."
In an unprecedented move by a Turkish leader, Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday offered condolences over the massacres,
calling them "our shared pain."
Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I
as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by several
other countries. Turkey argues 300,000 to 500,000 Armenians and at
least as many Turks died in civil strife when Armenians rose up
against their Ottoman rulers siding with invading Russian troops.
http://www.thedailystar.net/world/armenia-fumes-after-turkey-condolences-21504
April 24 2014
Armenia fumes after Turkey condolences
Afp, Yerevan
Armenian President Serzh Sarkisian yesterday accused Turkey of an
"utter denial" in failing to recognise World War I mass killings of
Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as a genocide, after Ankara for the
first time offered condolences for the tragedy.
"The Armenian Genocide... is alive as far as the successor of the
Ottoman Turkey continues its policy of utter denial," Sarkisian said
in a statement marking the 99th anniversary of the massacres.
"The denial of a crime constitutes the direct continuation of that
very crime," he added. "Only recognition and condemnation can prevent
the repetition of such crimes in the future."
In an unprecedented move by a Turkish leader, Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday offered condolences over the massacres,
calling them "our shared pain."
Armenians say up to 1.5 million people were killed during World War I
as the Ottoman Empire was falling apart, a claim supported by several
other countries. Turkey argues 300,000 to 500,000 Armenians and at
least as many Turks died in civil strife when Armenians rose up
against their Ottoman rulers siding with invading Russian troops.
http://www.thedailystar.net/world/armenia-fumes-after-turkey-condolences-21504