Turkey calls WWI Armenian killings 'shared pain'
ANKARA - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a conciliatory message to Armenians on the eve of the anniversary of the massacre of Armenians almost a century ago, calling the events of World War I "our shared pain."
In a statement released Wednesday in nine languages - including Armenian - Erdogan said he hoped Armenians who lost their lives are in peace and expressed condolences to their descendants.
Erdogan acknowledged the deportation of Armenians in 1915 had "inhumane consequences" but did not use the term "genocide," which Turkey strongly rejects. (AP)
