Armenia has dismissed Turkey’s angry reaction to Pope Francis’s public description of the 1915 Armenian massacres in the Ottoman Empire as “the first genocide of the 20th century” which was voiced during a landmark Mass at the Vatican.
Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said Francis delivered an “important message of solidarity and support to the Armenian people” when he marked the 100th anniversary of the genocide in St. Peter’s basilica on Sunday. The pontiff also expressed support for international efforts to prevent new crime against humanity, Nalbandian said in written comments released on Monday.
Nalbandian attended the unprecedented Mass along with other members of a large Armenian government delegation headed by President Serzh Sarkisian. The top clergymen of the Armenian Apostolic Church, leaders of Armenian Diaspora organizations as well Armenian Catholic faithful were also in attendance.
Armenian News
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