Famous Antakya Chorus of Civilizations performed several national Armenian songs for Armenian journalists who visited the Turkish city of Antakya.

Head of chorus Yilmaz Ozfirat said visit of the Armenian journalists was a pleasant surprise for chorus which is a nominee for Nobel Peace Prize 2012, the Armenian News-NEWS.am correspondent reports.

“Our chorus comprises Christians, Muslims Shiites and Sunnis, Jews and Armenians. We gathered for world peace. Singers are of different ages and different professions. We have given concerts in many places but the most important for us is to perform in the areas which face problems where we can help overcome misunderstanding,” he said.

Yilmaz Ozfirat noted that he would like to give a joint concert with Armenian musicians as soon as the dispute is settled between Armenia and Turkey.

The chorus formed in 2007 has 120 members.