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.
Tokom sastanka sa jermenskim kolegom Seržom Sargasijanom u Atini, Papuljas je rekao da su „turski varvari počinili masakr nad Grcima i Jermenima početkom 20. veka.