Turk barbarians were responsible for killing Armenians and Greeks - Greek president

The massacres of Greeks and Armenians in the early 20th century were perpetrated by the same barbarians, Greek President Karolos Papoulias said Monday, after an official meeting with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, the Turkish newspaper Vatan said.

"Both Armenians and Greeks were killed by the same barbarians. A lot has changed since then, but Turkey caused Greece to join an arms race which cost the country billions of dollars. Hadn't we been forced to purchase so much weapons, we wouldn't have suffered an economic downfall," Populias said.

Commenting on the Greek leader's statement, Turkish media characterized it as an "insult to Turks".