Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will attend Friday in the capital of Armenia, Yerevan, the events dedicated to the 100th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, committed by Ottoman Turkey.
House President Yiannakis Omirou and other Cypriot MPs will also attend the events and participate in the work of the Global Forum “Against the Crime of Genocide”.
Today, millions of people around the world, including Heads of State and Government, will pay tribute to to the victims of the massive slaughters that marked the beginning of last century.
Turkey does not accept the term genocide for crimes against Armenians and has recalled ambassadors from countries that officially used it.
The Armenian Church on Thursday conferred sainthood on some 1.5 million Armenians massacred by Ottoman Turks a century ago.