Turkey’s response to AFP report

I am writing to you regarding the AFP news piece titled "Armenia decries crimes against 'civilisation' on genocide anniv" published on April 25, 2020 edition of The Daily Star. As this news reflect a subjective narrative based on the unfounded claims by the Armenian side, I would like to bring to your attention the following so that you can inform your readers with the counter arguments: 

Turkey, having solidarity among its citizens regardless of their backgrounds of faith or identity, commemorates with respect Muslim, Christian and Jewish civilians of Ottoman communities who lost their lives during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.

More than 500 thousand Muslims have been massacred by Armenian rebels in the same period. We would like to remind that Turkey's proposal to establish a Joint Historical Commission on the event of 1915 is still on the table. We believe the truth will be unveiled if this Commission is established. Those who try to take this proposal off the agenda are radical Armenians who want to make their responsibilities during the events of 1915 forgotten.

President Recap Tayyip Erdogan's message to Armenian Patriarch of Tukey, Reverend Sahak Masalyan on April 24, 2020 clearly demonstrates Turkey's approach on this matter.