‘Egypt to sign int'l document acknowledging Armenian genocide,’ interim President tweets [View all]
Source: Hurriyet Daily News - Istanbul, Turkey
Egypt is preparing to recognize one of Turkey’s darkest pages of history, its interim president has said, as the ties between both countries became further strained with the latest crackdown on supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi.
“Our representatives at the United Nations will sign the international document that acknowledges the Armenian genocide, which was committed by the Turkish military, leading to the deaths of one million,” Adly Mansour said via a post on the Twitter account @Adly_Mansour Aug. 17, the news website Al-Bawaba reported.
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Somehow I don't get the feeling this is because of a long, deep debate on the subject amongst Egypt's new rulers...
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