At an April 14 press-conference Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Director for Inter-Church Relations, Armenian Apostolic Church, said that Pope Francis would pay a visit to Armenia in 2016. According to the bishop, the future visit has already been confirmed.
To remind, To note, on April 12 during a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica Pope Francis said that the annihilation of 1.5, mln Armenians in Ottoman Empire was the first Genocide of the XX century. He called Genocide one of the three massive and unprecedented tragedies of the XX century along with Nazism and Stalinism. The Pope's statement angered Turkey's authorities that summoned the ambassador of Vatican for explanations.