When asked by a TASS correspondent about the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s statement, which condemned the Russian leader’s words, Peskov replied: "We do not think that the president’s participation in the remembrance events may, in some way, be interpreted negatively by Ankara."
Armenia is Russia’s very important partner and a participant in the Eurasian Economic Union, a great number of Armenians reside in Russia and, on the whole, relations of the two countries have deep historical roots, Peskov said.
"It is just naturally that the president attended the commemorative events in Yerevan alongside other heads of states and one should get familiarised with President Putin’s speech," he said.
At the same time, Peskov noted importance of the fact that Turkey is Russia’s strategic partner.
"We believe that prospects for enhancing relations with Ankara are quite broad. We value high our relationship with Turkey," the Kremlin spokesman concluded...........http://tass.ru/en/russia/79174225/4/15
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Turkey reacts to Obama, Putin, Hollande, Gauck over Armenian killings remarks...
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“I invite the countries which have lent support to the Armenian claims to clean the stains in their own histories first,” Erdoğan said as he addressed the members of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s Association (MÜSİAD) in Ankara on April 25.
“The last country to tell me anything on this issue is Germany,” he said, adding Russia and France to such a list.
“We wished that Mr. Putin, Mr. Hollande did not go to Armenia,” the president said, referring to the April 24 ceremonies in the Armenian capital of Yerevan to commemorate the victims......hurriyetdailynews.com
25/4/15