Armenian, Turkish and European figures issued petition to urge Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide

YEREVAN, APRIL 27, ARMENPRESS. A petition in English, Turkish and French launched calling upon Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide. As reports "Armenpress" in an interview to Nouvelles s`Armenie , the Head of the Council of Armenian Organizations of France Alexy Gyovchyan mentioned that by participating in the ceremony of commemoration in the Taksim Square of Istanbul on April 24 he and a number of other European figures expressed their dedication and support to that historical initiative.

The Head of the European Antiracist Movement Benjamin Abtan, member of the Armenian General Benevolent Union Nikola Davidyan, member of the Committee against Racism and Discrimination of the Human Rights Foundation of Turkey Ayse Gunaysu and a number of Turkish intellectuals took part in the event."We expressed our support to those citizens of Turkey, whose number gradually increases and who struggle each day for commemorating the fact of the Armenian Genocide and exert efforts for their state to recognize the Armenian Genocide. We are aware how hard it is to do this work in Turkey, for which one first of all needs great courage," Gyovchyan said.