International media on Pope’s visit to Armenia
On these days the attention of the international media is directed toward Armenia. The international media, BBC, Reuters, Wall Street Journal etc, cover the details of Pope’s visit to Armenia. To note, there have been more publications in the international media after Pope used the word ‘genocide’ and visited Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex. “Pope Francis has described the mass killing of Armenians under Ottoman Turkish rule in World War One as "genocide", repeating a phrase that prompted Turkish anger last year. He made the remarks during a visit to the Armenian capital, Yerevan, for commemorations of the massacre. Armenia and many historians say up to 1.5 million Armenian Christians were killed by Ottoman forces in 1915. There was no immediate reaction from Turkey, which last year recalled its envoy to the Vatican after the Pope referred to "genocide",” writes BBC. As the international media write, the word ‘genocide’ wasn’t included in the texts of the journalists covering Pope’s visit, and once again everybody was taken aback by his sudden decision.
