The Armenian Genocide issue is painful for Turkey and the Turkish public should be aware of all the facts regarding these tragic events, Co-chair of the Turkish-Armenian Business Development Council (TABDC) Kaan Soyak told a news conference in Yerevan. According to him, next year the Turkish Ministry of Education intends to include that historical period in the curriculum. "The Azeri lobby, that doesn't wish normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, hampers the issue badly alleging the unsettlement of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict," noted he.

At that Mr Soyak underscored that presently the Turkish government takes moves for the establishment of dialogue between the two states and furnished the example of reconstruction of the Akhtamar Armenian Church. "The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has addressed an invitation to Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan to take part in the opening ceremony of the Church of Saint Cross on Akhtamar. We are planning to continue reconstruction of Armenian historical churches," Soyak underscored.