July 09, 2013 | 11:11
ISTANBUL. – The “Say No to Racism and Nationalism” movement in Turkey convened a conference on July 6.
During the event, the progressive activists of the Turkish society discussed the steps that need to be taken ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
The participants examined the activities that were conducted in the previous years and toward the recognition of the genocide, and a proposal was made to discuss the steps to be taken in the lead-up to the 100th anniversary of the genocide, reports Istanbul’s Agos Armenian bilingual weekly.
It was noted that the objective of this initiative is to bring the Armenian Genocide issue on the agenda and to hold an open discussion.
Also, it was decided to implement a number of steps to keep genocide recognition on the agenda.