YEREVAN. – With his statement, Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not recognize the Armenian Genocide yet again, but this time, on the day of remembrance of the Genocide victims.  

Analyst Haykazun Alvrtsyan stated the aforementioned at a press conference on Friday.

“With this statement, Erdogan once again confirmed the Turkish view that they don’t have an issue of Armenian Genocide recognition, [that] they have Ottoman citizens who fell victims to military operations during the First World War.

“[And] all interested organizations and political centers—such as the European Union—that share this view immediately responded [to Erdogan’s address]. The US, which is the bearer of the policy of not recognizing the Armenian Genocide, also welcomed Erdogan’s statement,” Alvrtsyan noted.    

The analyst added that, with this move of his, the Turkish PM is forming a tradition of statements, within the framework of which he will deny the Armenian Genocide every year on April 24. 

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