Erdogan: we sincerely share pain of Armenian people

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s message to Armenians was read during the Divine Liturgy, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of tragic events of 1915.

The liturgy is held at the Istanbul patriarchate of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Ankara has never before sent its official government representative to such event, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs, Volkan Bozkir, attended the liturgy for the first time.

"We know about the sad events experienced by the Armenian community in the past. I sincerely share your pain. I want you to know - our hearts are open to all descendants of the Ottoman Armenians," RIA Novosti cited Erdogan's message.