Armenian youths take action against Kirkorov

Yerkir/arm
25 March 05

About 30 youth and student organizations of Armenia sent a letter on
Thursday to the organizers of the concert featuring Russian singer
Philip Kirkorov with a demand to cancel it.

The action was initiated by the Armenian Revolutionary Federation’s
(ARF), Nikol Aghbalian Student and Youth Unions. The authors of the
letter point to Kirkorov’s anti-Armenian and pro-Turkish positions,
reminding also that Kirkorov has recently swore an ethnic-Armenian
reporter in public, stressing her Armenian origin.

The action organizers say that inviting a singer who promotes Turkish
music to Armenia on the eve of the Armenian Genocide’s 90th
anniversary is a disgrace and should not be permitted.

They also warned that in case the concerts are not cancelled the youth
organizations would resort to actions aimed at disrupting them.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS