Nations in and around the Caucasus Region will over the coming days mark anniversaries of tragic events that happened during World War I. In Armenia, and among Armenian communities all over the world Friday will mark the centenary of the start of the mass

Nations in and around the Caucasus Region will over the coming days mark anniversaries of tragic events that happened during World War I. In Armenia, and among Armenian communities all over the world Friday will mark the centenary of the start of the massacres of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in Anatolia, also known as the Armenian Genocide. In Turkey, leaders of many nations will gather this weekend to commemorate the anniversary of the start of the Gallipoli Campaign, also known as Battle of Çanakkale, in which hundreds of thousands of Turks and troops of other nations died. There are those who argue about the differences of the two occasions. But the end result was that hundreds of thousands, maybe millions died in a relatively short time in this dark moment of world history. Our first duty is to remember them. Commonspace.eu will observe sixty hours of mourning from 1800 GMT on Thursday, 23 April to 0600 GMT on Sunday 26th April. During this period we will run stories on events in Yerevan, Gallipoli and elsewhere, and share with our readers historical flashbacks. On Sunday and Monday we will assess where the region is, going forward - an opportunity to renew our commitment for a future of peace in and around the Caucasus Region.