"We are ready to embark upon a constructive dialogue with Turkey in case it faces its own history, heeds the calls of the international community, and guides itself by the vision of creating a peaceful future for the Armenian and Turkish peoples".
Archbishop Aram Ateşyan, patriarch of the Armenian Orthodox Church in Istanbul, expressed his pleasure at Davutoğlu's statements and participation of a government minister to the memorial service that meant "our pain is common."
Australians, New Zealanders and Turks gathered on Turkey's Gallipoli peninsula on Thursday ahead of the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War One