KCSM Journal April 25, 2015
Thanks so much for joining us here at dw. The leaders of france and russia have joined the ceremonies marking the genocide of some 1. 5 million armenians by Ottoman Turks a century ago. During the commemoration in the armenian capital the french president earned modernday turkey urged modernday turkey to end its refusal to recognize the massacre as genocide. President Vladimir Putin also said russia stood together with armenia, a close ally. Turkey has sharply criticized both countries for those positions. The genocide memorial stands in the capital. For the people of armenia, its towering obe...