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World Bulletin, Turkey
May 1 2014
Turkish Armenian church leader meets PM Erdogan
After the meeting, Aram Atesyan said that he was pleased with
Erdogan's message of condolences to the descendents of the victims of
the 1915 tragedy in which many Armenians lost their lives.
World Bulletin / News Desk
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Turkey's
Armenian Church Patriarch Aram Atesyan and his delegation in a
closed-doors meeting.
Before the hour and a half meeting, Atesyan gifted Erdogan an Ottoman
vase, who in turn received a silver plate from the Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc and Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu were also present in the meeting along with Armenian
foundation-owned hospital chairman Bedros Sirinoglu, Armenian school
board chief Dikran Gulmezgil and Atesyan's assistant Ayk Murzoglu.
After the meeting, Atesyan said that he was pleased with Erdogan's
message of condolences to the descendents of the victims of the 1915
tragedy in which many Armenians lost their lives towards the fall of
the Ottoman Empire, adding that most Armenians in his congregation
felt the same.
"The same way our Prime Minister always takes the first step, he did
so again by sharing our pain on April 24. He is like the pigeon sent
by the Prophet to offer an olive branch. We cannot ignore this," he
said.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/135232/turkish-armenian-church-leader-meets-pm-erdogan
May 1 2014
Turkish Armenian church leader meets PM Erdogan
After the meeting, Aram Atesyan said that he was pleased with
Erdogan's message of condolences to the descendents of the victims of
the 1915 tragedy in which many Armenians lost their lives.
World Bulletin / News Desk
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Turkey's
Armenian Church Patriarch Aram Atesyan and his delegation in a
closed-doors meeting.
Before the hour and a half meeting, Atesyan gifted Erdogan an Ottoman
vase, who in turn received a silver plate from the Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc and Foreign Minister Ahmet
Davutoglu were also present in the meeting along with Armenian
foundation-owned hospital chairman Bedros Sirinoglu, Armenian school
board chief Dikran Gulmezgil and Atesyan's assistant Ayk Murzoglu.
After the meeting, Atesyan said that he was pleased with Erdogan's
message of condolences to the descendents of the victims of the 1915
tragedy in which many Armenians lost their lives towards the fall of
the Ottoman Empire, adding that most Armenians in his congregation
felt the same.
"The same way our Prime Minister always takes the first step, he did
so again by sharing our pain on April 24. He is like the pigeon sent
by the Prophet to offer an olive branch. We cannot ignore this," he
said.
http://www.worldbulletin.net/news/135232/turkish-armenian-church-leader-meets-pm-erdogan