The delegation of the Armenians of Greece met with Switzerland’s Ambassador to Athens Lorenzo Amberg and handed over a letter of behalf of the Armenian community.

They expressed concern over the ruling of the European Court for Human Rights on the Perincek vs. Switzerland case as of December 17, 2013.

The delegation members noted that the court must hold public debates in order to hear the opinions of all parties.  

The Ambassador pledged to convey the letter to his government, adding that he had been working as an ambassador to Armenia and Georgia and knows Armenians well. He also asked about the state of Syrian Armenians.

The ECtHR recently ruled in favor of Armenian Genocide-denying Turkish politician Dogu Perincek’s lawsuit that was filed against Switzerland. The said judgment by European Court of Human Rights was made on the grounds of freedom of speech. In 2008, a Swiss court had convicted Perincek for denying the Armenian Genocide. Dogu Perincek is Chairman of the socialist Workers’ Party of Turkey.