Besides representatives of Turkey's Armenian diaspora, Armenian religious leaders and government officials, including Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian, also attended the funeral following an official invitation by Ankara, which has no diplomatic relations with Yerevan.
Pored predstavnika jermenske dijaspore u Turskoj, sahrani su takođe prisustvovali jermenski verski lideri i zvaničnici vlade, uključujući zamenika ministra inostranih poslova Armana Kirakosijana, na zvaničan poziv Ankare, koja inače nema diplomatske odnose sa Jerevanom.