Turkey to actively counter Armenian Genocide recognition campaign, Erdogan says
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday Ankara would "actively" challenge a campaign pressuring Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide, on the 100th anniversary of the tragedy this year, AFP reports.
"I believe that both the foreign ministry and the relevant institutions will actively counter those allegations," Erdogan told Turkey's ambassadors in a keynote speech, adding that discussions were already under way to detail an action plan.
Also, Erdogan accused Armenia of expending its energy on genocide claims and politicising the issue by imposing its own "biased" view point.