PUTIN AND ERDOGAN DISCUSS ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ISSUE: ANADOLU

09:51, 18 March, 2015

YEREVAN, MARCH 18, ARMENPRESS. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
had a phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin late
Tuesday. At the course of the conversation, held on the initiative of
the Turkish side, the interlocutors discussed the Armenian Genocide
issue as well. As reports “Armenpress”, the Turkish Anadolu agency
stated about this.

During the 30-minute conversation, the two leaders exchanged opinions
on finding a solution to the Ukraine crisis as well as the problems
faced by the Crimean Tatars, sources said.

The sides also briefly reflected on the Armenian Genocide issue, and
Erdogan said that “Turkey preferred that this topic and the history
be approached from a fair perspective.” Erdogan again accused Armenia
for “not heeding calls for peace, and being not keen on the Turkish
proposal to establish a joint history commission.” Notwithstanding,
there is no information on the discussion of the Armenian Genocide
issue on the official website of the President of the Russian
Federation.

Both leaders also expressed their willingness to further bilateral
ties. The phone call comes ahead of the Turkish president’s visit to
Ukraine on Friday.