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16:42 30/09/06

FAMOUS FOOTBALL PLAYER WANTS TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

`Even we know all these, it is still very painful,’ Armen Petrosyan,
expert in Armenianology said after his tour at the Genocide
Museum. The expert said he was in Armenia 20 years ago but he is at
the memorial to the genocide victims for the first time. `This place
and these memories make very heavy impressions,’ he said.

Yuri Jorkaef, famous football player, also visits the memorial for the
first time. `I think it is important for the unification of
Armenians,’ the footballer said, also saying that the fire should
never go down. `I expect that as some countries in the world,
including France, Turkey will also recognize the Armenian genocide one
day,’ Jorkaef told reporters.

Memorial stones will be put at the monument to pay gratitude to those
countries which recognize the Armenian genocide. Today, the first
stone was installed with a notice, `France publicly recognizes the
Armenian Genocide.’ /Panorama.am/