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    Erdogan's statement is repackaged version of Turkey's Armenian
    Genocide denialism ` Heritage Party

    April 30, 2014 | 13:52

    YEREVAN. ` The main event that took place in Turkey on April 24 was
    the event that was held at Istanbul's Taksim Square, where several
    thousands of people commemorated our victims.

    Armenia's opposition Heritage Party Chairman, ex-presidential
    candidate, former FM Raffi Hovannisian'who was in Istanbul to
    participate in the Armenian Genocide's 99th anniversary events that
    were held in the city'told the aforesaid at a press conference on
    Wednesday.

    He informed that while in Istanbul he met with the city's Armenian
    youth and also gave numerous interviews.

    `The `nail' of the events certainly was the statement by Turkish PM
    [Recep Tayyip] Erdogan who, even though evaded the term `genocide,'
    expressed sympathy for the victims of the Armenians. This was
    positively assessed by Istanbul's [Armenian] youth, who hope that this
    opens a new window for them.

    `I believe this is a repackaged version of Turkey's denialism, which
    [i.e., the statement] sounds good to western ears. This was a step to
    lessen the damages so as to show that there is a change in Turkey. If
    this change is genuine, we will see other steps until the centennial
    [of the Genocide],' Hovannisian noted.


    Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
    News from Armenia - NEWS.am

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