It’s impossible to close the door when it’s locked from the inside-Armenia’s MFA counters Erdoğan
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YEREVAN, 11 FEBRUARY, ARMENPRESS. It’s impossible to close a door when it’s locked from the inside. This is what press speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia Tigran Balayan declared as he commented on Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdoğan’s statement at the request of NEWS.am.
Earlier, it became clear that during the official visit to Colombia, Erdoğan had declared that “Armenia has closed the door to peace”.
“We know that the Armenian Diaspora is leading an anti-Turkish campaign. We have made efforts to turn a new page, but unfortunately, the hand that we extended is still hanging in thin air. We said let us remove that issue from the political agenda and move it to the academic level prior to the 100thanniversary. We sent an invitation to Çanakkale on April 24th, but Armenia closed the door to peace,” Erdoğan declared.
Let us mention that Turkey traditionally marked the anniversary of the Battle of Gallipoli on March 18th, not on April 24th.
Before Turkey would decide to move the date, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan had invited President of Turkey Recep Tayyib Erdoğan to Yerevan and attend the Armenian Genocide Centennial Commemoration events on April 24th, but Erdoğan had not responded to the invitation.