news.am, Armenia
Feb 27 2010

Protest action against Sumgait tragedy in Athens

15:50 / 02/27/2010Today, Feb. 27, at 11 a.m. on Vasilis Sophias avenue
in Athens a protest action near Azerbaijani embassy was held. The
demonstrators were chanting and making bold statements.

Youth Armenians of Greece headed to Azerbaijani embassy ` carrying
Armenian and Karabakhi flags, as well as banners condemning the
massacres of Armenians in Sumgait, perpetrated 22 years ago and
demanding justice and forfeit.

The action aimed at joining Armenians worldwide, that also initiates
protest actions raising voice against inhuman and shocking, but 22
years lasting crime never condemned and punished by international
community.

According to the demonstrators, the impunity was the reason of
innocent casualties as a result of massacres that heads and committers
for crime did the same in Baku, Ghazakh, Khanlar, Dashkestan and
Mingechaour and other cities of Azerbaijan.

The initiators of demonstration wanted to show solidarity to those who
remembers as well as remind of Sumgait tragedy.

S.T.