Martyred Diplomats Memorial, a monument built in Lisbon in commemoration of Turkish diplomats Erkut Akbay and his wife Nadide Akbay, as well as all public officials martyred while on mission abroad, will be inaugurated on Friday, a statement by Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Erkut and Nadide Akbay were killed in an attack on the Turkish Embassy in Lisbon perpetrated by a radical Armenian terrorist group.
The inauguration coincides with the 31st anniversary of the attack, the statement said.
The monument was built right across the street from the Akbays' house where they were murdered. Their children will attend the ceremony, the foreign ministry said.
"The monument, symbolizing a common stance against terrorism irrespective of its source, will bear witness to the principles of peace, freedom and co-existence that Turkey and Portugal jointly uphold," the statement said.
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