SOCHI. – Signature collection action calling Russian State Duma and Russian citizens to pass a bill criminalizing crimes of Nazism and Armenian Genocide in Turkey in 1915-22 is supported not only by Armenian NGOs but also by Circassians, Kazaks and the community of Greeks in Sochi, Armenian Yerkramas newspaper based in Russia reports.

To note, the action is held by the initiative of the Armenians of Sochi, who called on members of Russian State Duma to follow their French colleagues and adopt a bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial.

Newly established Union of Armenians of Sochi also decided to launch a campaign among the citizens urging to sign two petitions to State Duma and City Council of Sochi.

In their address to the City Council, the Union called to condemn the Armenian Genocide and declare April 24 a Remembrance Day

As for Tuesday, the initiative was supported by 26 NGOs, 5 printing houses and 13 information resources on the Internet.