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The website of Turkish newspaper Hurriyet touched upon the statement Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan made at the 5th session of the State Commission on Coordination of the events for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

The website quoted a part 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.”

Referring to the statement, Hurriyet said that the Armenian President rebuffed Erdogan’s invitation one more time.

The website noted that such steps by Turkey are evidence of not only its political weakness, but also its desire to avoid legal accountability.