” Durde” Turkish NGO speaker Levenet Shensever on April 27 during a press conference said that the issue of Armenian Genocide has always been one of ” Durde” organization`s main tasks .
-“From 1915 and 2010 has never taken any event on the Armenian Genocide in Turkey, we organized the genocide commemoration events available to the public first in 2010. We are carrying out these activities every year, and this year it was the sixth time. Of course, the Genocide Remembrance Day is on April 24, but the representative of “Durde ” company are not limited to only one event on April 24, but whole day long are organized various event to commemorate the victims of Armenian Genocide”.
He noted that the participants of commemoration ceremony held in Istanbul on April 24 were much more than they could have imagined.
-“This is a very important development, because it went out of the local scale and relations with Europe and the Diaspora came out. From six to seven commemoration events have happened during the day”.
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Levenet Shensever said that their demand from the Turkish government was the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the fulfillment of peoples` requirements.
-“Of course, Turkey leads a denial policy, but it can be affected by the work of international organizations, we should not forget about the activities of non-governmental organizations operating within Turkey as well. If the government recognizes the Armenian Genocide, it will be a result of non-governmental organizations. Hundredth Anniversary is very important, but everything lies ahead for us all. We will continue our struggle until Turkey recognizes Armenian Genocide, apologizes, compromises and fulfills the requirements. ”
Ami CHICHAKYAN
