“Arrogant”, “Uninformed” – Turkey slams Macron with appalling statement for April 24th announcement

16:39, 7 February, 2019

YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 7, ARMENPRESS. The Turkish foreign ministry has also weighed in on French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement on declaring April 24th a National Day of Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide.

Turkish foreign ministry spokesperson Hami Aksoy slammed Macron for the announcement and accused the French president of seeking “receiving the votes of French electorate of Armenian origin”.

He also called Macron arrogant and uninformed in a statement released on the foreign ministry website. 

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson also criticized Macron for the move earlier.

Shortly after President of France Emmanuel Macron announced the national day honoring the Armenian Genocide victims, Turkey unsurprisingly "strongly condemned" the move. 

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan