"Yes We can" - ‘Egypt to sign int'l document acknowledging Armenian genocide,’ interim President tweets.

"Yes We can" - ‘Egypt to sign int'l document acknowledging Armenian genocide,’ interim President tweets.(HD).

Egypt is preparing to recognize one of Turkey’s darkest pages of history, its interim president has said, as the ties between both countries became further strained with the latest crackdown on supporters of the deposed president, Mohamed Morsi. 

“Our representatives at the United Nations will sign the international document that acknowledges the Armenian genocide, which was committed by the Turkish military, leading to the deaths of one million,” Adly Mansour said via a post on the Twitter account @Adly_Mansour Aug. 17, the news website Al-Bawaba reported.

The announcement came as Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan further toughened his already harsh rhetoric following the bloody evacuation of the pro-Morsi camps in Cairo that left hundreds dead, calling Egypt a “terrorist state” and comparing the army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad.
 
Turkey had recalled its ambassador in Cairo just ahead of the week-end, prompting Egypt to reciprocate. The acknowledgment of the large-scale massacre of Armenians as “genocide” also comes as Armenians are preparing to commemorate its centenary in 2015.