Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 30 /Trend, U.Sadikhova/
Thanks to the support of the local Turkish diaspora and Dutch organizations, the Turkish-Azerbaijani cultural organization of Holland was able to stop the attempt to organize the false propaganda the "Armenian genocide".
April 20, 2010 the Armenian organizations gathered in The Hague to conduct a rally and make an appeal to the local municipal authorities for permission to erect a monument in memory of "genocide", but their venture failed, the head of the cultural organization Ilhan Ashkin told Trend by telephone from The Hague.
After the appeal of the Armenians, the Turkish-Azerbaijani cultural organization held a rally and began a massive campaign to collect signatures to prevent the Armenian diaspora from establishing a monument in such international city as The Hague, said Ashkin.
Gathering more than 20,000 signatures with the support of the local Turkish and Dutch diaspora organizations, the representatives of the cultural center appealed to the city mayor's office.
"Last week, the mayor of The Hague told us that approved our protest, and thus, Armenian diaspora's plan to erect a monument "genocide" failed," said Ashkin.
To prevent similar incidents in the future, Azerbaijani and Turkish diasporas have appealed to the mayor of The Hague to develop a joint project to prevent false propaganda in the future.
"We suggested that the Armenian and Turkish historians come together and exchange views. If Armenians would be sure that they are right, then they would give their consent," said Ashkin.
Armenia claims that the Ottoman Empire committed "genocide" against Armenians living in Anatolia in 1915. Making greater efforts to promote the issue internationally, Armenians have achieved its recognition by parliaments in some countries.