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April 12 2015
Pope to mark 100th anniversary of Armenia WW1 killings
International Desk - Pope Francis is to mark the 100th anniversary of
the mass killings of Armenians under Ottoman rule in WW1 at a church
service in Rome, reports BBC.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will be attending the ceremony which
is being held to honour a 10th century Armenian mystic.
The mass deportation of Armenians in 1915 remains a highly sensitive issue.
Turkey denies Armenian claims that up to 1.5 million people were
killed and that it constituted an act of genocide.
The dispute has continued to sour relations between the two countries.
http://newsnextbd.com/pope-to-mark-100th-anniversary-of-armenia-ww1-killings/
From: A. Papazian
April 12 2015
Pope to mark 100th anniversary of Armenia WW1 killings
International Desk - Pope Francis is to mark the 100th anniversary of
the mass killings of Armenians under Ottoman rule in WW1 at a church
service in Rome, reports BBC.
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan will be attending the ceremony which
is being held to honour a 10th century Armenian mystic.
The mass deportation of Armenians in 1915 remains a highly sensitive issue.
Turkey denies Armenian claims that up to 1.5 million people were
killed and that it constituted an act of genocide.
The dispute has continued to sour relations between the two countries.
http://newsnextbd.com/pope-to-mark-100th-anniversary-of-armenia-ww1-killings/
From: A. Papazian