ISTANBUL TO WELCOME HEAD OF ARMENIAN CHURCH
Pravda, Russia
June 20 2006
Karekin II, whose official title is Catholicos of All Armenians, has
issued statements saying Turks committed genocide against Armenians
around the time of World War I. Turkish nationalist protests during
his visit are likely.
Karekin’s official title is Catholicos of All Armenians.
Turkey has no relations with Armenia, and vehemently denies that Turks
committed genocide, saying Armenians who lived under the Ottoman
Empire were killed in internal fighting among ethnic groups as the
empire collapsed, the AP reports.