CHISINAU CINEMA HOUSE CANCELS SCREENING OF A MOVIE ABOUT ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

YEREVAN, April 23. / ARKA /. The sudden decision of Odeon cinema house
in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova, to cancel the screening of a
lately released movie -The Cut- shot by Fatih Akin, the German-Turkish
film-maker, about the Armenian genocide in 1915, has caused the
indignation of the Armenian community of Moldova, Interfax reports.

An activist of the community, Stanislav Vartanian, wrote in a social
network that the decision was announced to some 300 people who came
to see the film. They were told that the film would not be screened
‘in order to avoid unwanted incidents.’ This is outrageous, “Stanislav
Vartanian wrote.

The head of the Armenian community, Ernest Vartanian, told the
300 people that the screening was cancelled because of political
considerations.

“We did not get any official explanation. According to some sources,
the decision was prompted by two countries, Armenia knows firsthand
(Azerbaijan and Turkey). This incident shows that the struggle for
recognition of the Armenian Genocide continues. Among the 300 people
there were leaders of cultural societies of Moldova and Chisinau
-based diplomats,” said Vardanyan.-0-

From: A. Papazian