Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has slammed US President Donald Trump's statements on the 1915 events, saying it contained "misinformation and false definitions", Anadolu News Agency reports.
In a written statement on Monday evening, the ministry said: "US President Trump’s written statement of April 24, 2017 regarding the 1915 events contained misinformation and false definitions, and were derived from the information pollution created over the years by some Armenian circles in the US by means of propaganda methods.
"We expect from the new US Administration to not accredit this one-sided historical narrative of these circles which are known for their tendency to violence and hate speech, and to adopt an approach which will take into consideration the sufferings of all sides.
"We would like to remind the U.S. administration that the Ottoman Armenians who lost their lives during the First World War, were commemorated again this year on April 24 at a ceremony held by the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul, with the respect they deserve."
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