Armenian Deputy FM: Turkish FM should visit Genocide memorial
Turkish Foreign Minister should take the chance and visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan to pay a tribute to the victims of that heinous crime, rather than make provocative statements prior to his visit to Yerevan, Armenian Deputy Foreign Minister Shavarsh Kocharyan said, while commenting on Ahmet Davutoglu’s latest statement on Armenian-Turkish relations and regional issues in an interview with Armenpress, Armenian Foreign Ministry said.
According to Kocharyan, Turkey can contribute to the normalization of relations with Armenia by ratifying and carrying out the Armenian-Turkish Protocols without any preconditions.
“If Turkey wishes to speed up the establishment of civilized relations between the countries of the region, it must recognize the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and open the Armenian-Turkish border which it closed,” Kocharyan concluded.