Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 14
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey is sure of its history, and sooner or later the whole world will recognize the historical realities of the 1915 events, the Turkish Ambassador to Azerbaijan Ismail Alper Coskun told reporters Apr.14.
Commenting on the statement of the Pope that the 1915 events are the so-called genocide against the Armenians, the ambassador said that a one-sided assessment of the 1915 events by Vatican is regrettable.
At the beginning of the Mass, dedicated to the centennial of the so-called Armenian genocide, Pope Francis said on April 12 that in the XX century, mankind experienced three "big unprecedented tragedies" - the so-called Armenian genocide, Nazism and Stalinism. The Pontiff described the tortures endured at the beginning of the last century by Armenians, Syrian Catholics and Orthodox, Assyrians and Greeks, as "the first genocide of the twentieth century."
Turkey later said that the statement doesn't mean anything for the country.
Alper Coskun said that the 1915 events affected not only Armenians, but also other peoples of the region, according to the diplomat. He said that it is impossible to take into account the sufferings of some people and to ignore the sufferings of others. Coskun said that the pressure exerted on Turkey will not affect the peaceful policy of Ankara.
The ambassador went on to add that Turkey together with Azerbaijan and other fraternal Muslim countries will continue to urge the world community to peace.
"We know about the realities of the 1915 events and we are confident that sooner or later the world will recognize them," said the diplomat.
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 "genocide" in the world, Armenians have achieved its recognition by the parliaments of some countries.
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