SARGSYAN NOT WELCOME IN BURSA, SAY TURKEY’S PUBLIC WORKERS

Tert.am
06.10.09

Almost all preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying
second-leg match between Turkey and Armenia scheduled for Oct. 14
are in their final phase.

The necessary security measures have been taken to prevent incidents
that could possibly errupt during the match. Unfurling anything other
than national flags or banners won’t be allowed in the stadium. Any
incidents of hooliganism will not be tolerated and offenders will be
removed from the stadium, reports Turkish daily Today’s Zaman.

Meanwhile, the head of the Bursa branch of the Turkish Public Workers’
Labor Union (Kamu-Sen), Selcuk Turkoglu, said they have started a
campaign to express Bursa’s citizens concern over the arrival of
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan in Bursa. "We are not against the
Turkey-Armenia match. Sport is a stage for friendly competition even
for countries experiencing uneasy relations. We want this match to
create friendship among our nations. Our concerns are not with the
Armenian national team, either. We just do not want to host Armenian
President Sargsyan," Turkoglu told Today’s Zaman.

Bursa Kamu-Sen started a campaign last week collecting 50,000
signatures in two-and-a-half days to protest against Sargsyan’s
visit to Bursa for the football match. "This is a civil initiative,
this is the protest of Bursa citizens," he stated.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress