Turkey must acknowledge Armenian genocide, says Maronite Patriarch
April 22, 2015
Maronite Catholic Patriarch Beshara Rai has called upon the government of Turkey to acknowledge the reality of the Armenian genocide.
The Lebanese prelate stop to reporters as he left for Yerevan, Armenia, where he will join other Christian leaders in marking the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The ceremony, he said, “serves to sanctify the martyrs.” Questioned about Turkey’s adamant refusal to recognize the genocidal campaign of 1915, he said that a demand for a public apology for the mass killings “should always be called for.”
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