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NUMBER OF COUNTRIES TO ATTEND TURKEY'S GALLIPOLI EVENTS DROPS BY 25
March 24, 2015 - 15:35 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of countries to be represented April 24
at the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I,
dropped by 25, according to Agos.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that invitation
letters had been sent to 102 leaders.
The figure has now decreased to 77, with Ankara attempting to increase
the number of participants. So far, only the arrival of the Charles,
Prince of Wales and his son Prince Harry has been confirmed.
French and Russian leaders Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin
confirmed their participation in the Armenian Genocide centennial
events on April 24 in Yerevan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent official invitations
to more than 100 world leaders, including Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan, to take part in the ceremonies dedicated to 100th anniversary
of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. The date designated for
these commemoration events--April 24--created uproar among Armenians
worldwide, while Turkish human rights groups urged world leaders to
boycott the Gallipoli events.
On Jan. 16, Sargsyan responded to Erdogan's invitation to Turkey in
a strongly worded letter. "Turkey continues its conventional denial
policy and is perfecting its instrumentation for distorting history.
This time, Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle
of Gallipoli on April 24, even though the battle began on March 18,
1915 and lasted until late January 1916, while the Allies' operation
started on April 25," he wrote, adding, "What is the purpose [of this]
if not to distract the world's attention from the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide?"
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/189740/
From: Baghdasarian
March 24, 2015 - 15:35 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of countries to be represented April 24
at the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I,
dropped by 25, according to Agos.
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated that invitation
letters had been sent to 102 leaders.
The figure has now decreased to 77, with Ankara attempting to increase
the number of participants. So far, only the arrival of the Charles,
Prince of Wales and his son Prince Harry has been confirmed.
French and Russian leaders Francois Hollande and Vladimir Putin
confirmed their participation in the Armenian Genocide centennial
events on April 24 in Yerevan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sent official invitations
to more than 100 world leaders, including Armenian President Serzh
Sargsyan, to take part in the ceremonies dedicated to 100th anniversary
of the Gallipoli Campaign of World War I. The date designated for
these commemoration events--April 24--created uproar among Armenians
worldwide, while Turkish human rights groups urged world leaders to
boycott the Gallipoli events.
On Jan. 16, Sargsyan responded to Erdogan's invitation to Turkey in
a strongly worded letter. "Turkey continues its conventional denial
policy and is perfecting its instrumentation for distorting history.
This time, Turkey is marking the 100th anniversary of the Battle
of Gallipoli on April 24, even though the battle began on March 18,
1915 and lasted until late January 1916, while the Allies' operation
started on April 25," he wrote, adding, "What is the purpose [of this]
if not to distract the world's attention from the 100th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide?"
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/189740/
From: Baghdasarian