31/01/2015 16:16
Hurriyet: Sargsyan again spurns Erdogan’s invitation
Turkish newspaper Hurriyet described the statement of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan at the 5th session of the State Commission on Coordination of the events for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide as a second refusal to accept the invitation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, according to Ermenihaber.am.
The publication quotes a phrase from Serzh Sargsyan’s statement: “I am asking both the state commission members and the regional committees to join the diplomatic representatives of the Republic of Armenia in ensuring as broad participation as possible in the coming events and in the international media forum to be held at the end of March. It is particularly important, taking into account Turkey’s short-sighted and cynical decision to edit its own history through marking the anniversary of the Gallipoli Battle on the day commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. It is said that in politics all means are good, but I think that by doing it, official Ankara did itself a disservice. When I received that immodest invitation, I deemed it necessary to instantly and publicly respond to Recep Erdogan.”
The paper notes that such steps by Turkey show not only its political weakness, but also its desire to avoid legal accountability.