April 21, 2011 17:15
Boards with an inscription reading “24 April – Remembrance Day of the victims of the 1915 Armenian Genocide in Turkey” were placed in the central streets of Sochi, southern Russia.
The boards, installed on the initiative of the Armenian youth of Sochi, are to remind the citizens of a tragic date in the history of the Armenian nation and call on city’s multi-national population to condemn the crime denied by Turkey, writes Yerkramas newspaper.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by 21 countries and 43 out of 50 U.S. States.
Turkey denies accusations of genocide during the First World War and is extremely sensitive to criticism voiced by the western states.
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