Baku, Azerbaijan, Jan. 16
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to take part on April 24 in the festivities in honor of the 100th anniversary of the victory in the Battle of Canakkale, the Milliyet newspaper said.
Earlier, Erdogan said Turkey will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Canakkale Victory on April 24. He was addressing a joint press conference with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, who was on a state visit to Turkey.
Erdogan said the heads of several states will be invited to Turkey on that day.
It should be noted that Armenia, with which Turkey closed borders, intends to mark the 100th anniversary of the so-called Armenian genocide on April 24, 2015.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that Turkey's predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, allegedly carried out "genocide" against the Armenians living in Anatolia in 1915. Turkey in turn has always denied "the genocide" took place.
While strengthening the efforts to promote the so-called genocide in the world, Armenians have achieved its recognition by the parliaments of some countries.
Although Turkey has repeatedly proposed to create an independent commission to investigate the events of 1915, Armenia continues to reject the proposal.
Edited by SI
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