VLADIMIR KARAPETIAN: OFFICIAL YEREVAN NOT TO TAKE PART IN HRANT
DINK’S BURIAL
YEREVAN, JANUARY 22, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. RA Foreign Ministry
Acting Spokesperson Vladimir Karapetian refuted the information
published in the Hurriyet Turkish daily that official Yerevan has
received an invitation to take part in Hrant Dink’s burial from
Ankara. "Armenia will not take part in Hrant Dink’s burial at
the official level," Karapetian said in response to Noyan Tapan
correspondent’s question.
To recap, Hurriyet’s January 22 issue published information, according
to which for the purpose of taking part in Hrant Dink’s funeral,
Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul instructed Turkish FM’s Special
Advisor-Ambassador on issues of Armenia, Altay Cengizer to send an
invitation to official Yerevan and to religious representatives of
Armenian Diaspora. "Though Yerevan informed official Ankara that it
will take part in the burial at the level of Ministry’s high-ranking
delegation, nevertheless displeasure is expressed that Khazhak
Archbishop Parsamian from New York will take part in the funeral,"
the newspaper read.