Sardarapat movement, An Armenian Union, condemned the monument of Armenia’s 'National Hero', military leader Andranik Ozanyan in Sochi.
The monument for Andranik, who is known in Turkey and Azerbaijan as 'Murderer of Turks', was opened on May 28, the day Armenia celebrates the anniversary of its First Republic.
"Such measure is strictly prohibited," a representative for the movement said, "The Turks have promised to torpedo the 2014 Sochi Olymopics should the statue be erected in the town," Tert.am reported.
Condemning the decision, the activists of the movement claim that the Russian political circles and local government bodies coordinate all their steps with Turkey.
"The Armenians received yet another blow. And that was not absolutely due to a new Russian-Turkish flirt, but rather –the absence of a real Armenian statehood and state institutions called to fulfill their tasks," says the statement.
The author of the monument is sculptor Marat Minasyan, Armenia based News.am reported. Official opening was made on Saturday, on Armenia’s Republic day.
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