IT’S IMPOSSIBLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHEN IT’S LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE-ARMENIA’S MFA COUNTERS ERDOGAN
19:05, 11 February, 2015
YEREVAN, 11 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. It’s impossible to close a door
when it’s locked from the inside. This is what press speaker of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Balayan
declared as he commented on Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan’s
statement at the request of NEWS.am.
Earlier, it became clear that during the official visit to Colombia,
Erdogan had declared that “Armenia has closed the door to peace”.
“We know that the Armenian Diaspora is leading an anti-Turkish
campaign. We have made efforts to turn a new page, but unfortunately,
the hand that we extended is still hanging in thin air. We said let
us remove that issue from the political agenda and move it to the
academic level prior to the 100th anniversary. We sent an invitation
to Canakkale on April 24th, but Armenia closed the door to peace,”
Erdogan declared.
Let us mention that Turkey traditionally marked the anniversary of
the Battle of Gallipoli on March 18th, not on April 24th.
Before Turkey would decide to move the date, President of Armenia
Serzh Sargsyan had invited President of Turkey Recep Tayyib Erdogan
to Yerevan and attend the Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemoration
events on April 24th, but Erdogan had not responded to the invitation.