Fervent international reaction may fade if Armenia isn’t consistent (video)
Turkey responded very aggressively to the speech of Pope Francis, who called mass killings of Armenians in 1915 “1st genocide of the 20th century”. Turkey even recalled its Ambassador to Vatican. Armenian political analysts are surprised at the reaction of Turkey. Pope just repeated the words said still in 2001 by his predecessor- Pope John Paul II. Representative of ARF Armenian Cause Office in Yerevan isn’t surprised at Pope’s speech. He doesn’t reject that the liturgy in memory of the Armenian Genocide victims and the speech of Pope, which filled the media, have been for the benefit of our country. Fervent international reaction, though, may fade if Armenia isn’t consistent. The specialists and politicians don’t exclude that Turkey may try to take more decisive steps by using both the Armenian-Turkish protocols and the NK conflict. But at the same time they assure that the state, which killed 1.5 million Armenians in 1915, will sooner or later recognize and compensate.
