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Turkologist: Erdogan's "Gallipoli" plan is a cynical action that will
have bad consequences
by David Stepanyan
Monday, January 19, 17:09
Turkish President Erdogan's "Gallipoli" plan is a cynical action that
will have bad consequences, Director of the Oriental Studies Institute
under Armenia's National Academy of Science, Ruben Safrastyan, told
Arminfo correspondent.
Erdogan announced the 24 April 2015 as a "day of the 100th anniversary
of the victory at Gallipoli", and initiated festive events at that
day. He invited presidents of several countries, including President
of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, to the Turkey. For his part, Sargsyan
offered Erdogan first to reply at his invitation to visit Yerevan to
commemorate the memory of innocent victims of the Armenian genocide.
"We see a cynical attempt of using the history for counteraction to
the process of international recognition of the Armenian genocide at
their native land - Western Armenia. I should also say that we see
another attempt of falsification of the history. The Gallipoli battle
happened not on 24 but 25 April", - he said.
Safrastyan is confident that the heads of the leading countries of the
world, for instance, Russia will hardly accept the invitation. He said
that on 24 April they will visit Yerevan to commemorate the memory of
the innocent victims of the Armenian genocide that happened 100 years
ago.
He said that Ankara's such plan has two goals. The first is directly
linked with propaganda, as the initiators of the event want the heads
of states make a statement in Istanbul with a declaration about peace
and friendship. The second goal is by all means not to let heads of
states to visit Armenia on 24 April.
Safrastyan said that this plan will become the continuation of the
Ankara's propaganda to confront the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide being held for several years.
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have bad consequences
by David Stepanyan
Monday, January 19, 17:09
Turkish President Erdogan's "Gallipoli" plan is a cynical action that
will have bad consequences, Director of the Oriental Studies Institute
under Armenia's National Academy of Science, Ruben Safrastyan, told
Arminfo correspondent.
Erdogan announced the 24 April 2015 as a "day of the 100th anniversary
of the victory at Gallipoli", and initiated festive events at that
day. He invited presidents of several countries, including President
of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, to the Turkey. For his part, Sargsyan
offered Erdogan first to reply at his invitation to visit Yerevan to
commemorate the memory of innocent victims of the Armenian genocide.
"We see a cynical attempt of using the history for counteraction to
the process of international recognition of the Armenian genocide at
their native land - Western Armenia. I should also say that we see
another attempt of falsification of the history. The Gallipoli battle
happened not on 24 but 25 April", - he said.
Safrastyan is confident that the heads of the leading countries of the
world, for instance, Russia will hardly accept the invitation. He said
that on 24 April they will visit Yerevan to commemorate the memory of
the innocent victims of the Armenian genocide that happened 100 years
ago.
He said that Ankara's such plan has two goals. The first is directly
linked with propaganda, as the initiators of the event want the heads
of states make a statement in Istanbul with a declaration about peace
and friendship. The second goal is by all means not to let heads of
states to visit Armenia on 24 April.
Safrastyan said that this plan will become the continuation of the
Ankara's propaganda to confront the 100th anniversary of the Armenian
genocide being held for several years.
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