Turkey says Pope Francis's recognition of the Ottoman-era killings of Armenians as genocide during his visit to Armenia won't help efforts to establish peace and stability in the Caucasus region.
A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said Monday that the Pope had again "disappointed" the Turkish people with remarks and accused him of "bias" and "religion-based discrimination" against Turkey.
Francis has said the 1915 slaughter by Ottoman Turks of an estimated 1.5 million Armenians constituted planned "genocide" during his three-day visit.
