Protesters Greet Turkish President

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PROTESTERS GREET TURKISH PRESIDENT

Independent.ie
Monday September 08 2008

Thousands of Armenians lined the streets of the capital Yerevan to
protest against the first visit by a Turkish leader and to demand
that Turkey acknowledge the First World War massacres of Armenian
civilians as genocide.

Turkish president Abdullah Gul was invited to Yerevan to watch the
World Cup qualifying soccer match between his nation and Armenia
alongside Armenian president Serge Sarkisian. Turkey won 2-0 with
second-half goals.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS