From Armenia in brief: Jemal Pasha's grandson visits Armenian Genocide memorial

Published: Saturday September 13, 2008

Washington -

Hasan Cemal, a correspondent with the Turkish daily Milliyet and grandson of one of the organizers of the Armenian Genocide, Jemal Pasha, who was in Yerevan to cover the World Cup qualifying match between Armenia and Turkey, visited the Armenian Genocide memorial. Mr. Cemal placed flowers at the memorial. He wrote an article in the Milliyet titled, "Let's Respect Each Other's Pains."

Along with Mr. Cemal, many Turkish journalists and citizens also visited the memorial while in Yerevan for the Armenia-Turkey soccer game.

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Edik Baghdasaryan. Courtesy image from Reporter.no

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