Athens News Agency, Greece
April 24, 2009 Friday
ARMENIANS ORGANISE RALLY AND MARCH
Armenians living in Athens held a rally at Syntagma Square on Friday
afternoon, in the framework of events marking the 94th anniversary of
the Armenian genocide, and then marched to the Turkish embassy.
The participants, who responded to the call by the Armenian National
Committee of Greece, called on the Turkiush government with banners
and slogans quot;to change its negative stance and to recognise the
genocide, as is necessitated by moral order and international
justice.quot; A resolution stressed that the Armenians are seeking the
return to the Armenian people of their quot;illegally occupiedquot;
historic territory and the lifting of the blockade imposed by Turkey
on Armenia’s territory, as well as the finding of a fair and viable
solution to the issue of Nagorno Karabakh.
The events include a photo and book exhibition by the Armenian Youth
of Greece at Syntagma Square (23-26/4), while the main event will be
taking place at the quot;Attikonquot; theatre on Sunday.
A te deum ceremony was also held at the Armenian genocide victims
monument in Chrysostomou Smyrnis Square in the Athens district of Nea
Smyrni, in the presence of the Armenian Ambassador to Greece Vahram
Kazoyian.