Tokom sastanka sa svojim armenskim kolegom Serzhom Sargsyanom u Atini, Papoulias je izjavio: "Turski barbari počinili su masakr nad Grcima i Armencima početkom 20. stoljeća.
During a meeting with his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan in Athens, Papoulias said "Turkish barbarians committed massacre against the Greek and Armenians at the start of the 20th century.