DIYARBAKIR. - Leader of Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party Selahattin Demirtas paid tribute to the memory of Armenian singer Aram Tigran stressing they would make his wish come true.

In his speech Demirtas recalled that the Turkish authorities banned burying the singer in Diyarbakir province, Firat news agency reports.

“We promised Aram. We will bury him in these lands,” he said.

The second anniversary of Armenian singer Aram Tigran’s death was commemorated in Diyarbakir. Leaders of the Kurdish party, local authorities and cultural figures participated in the memorial concert dedicated to the singer.

Aram Tigran was born on January 15, 1934 in Syria. He was singing in Armenian, Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, Greek and Assyrian.

He wanted to be buried in the Armenian cemetery in Diyarbakir. However, the Turkish authorities did not fulfill his wish. Nevertheless, Diyarbakir Mayor Osman Baydemir took soil from the graveyard in Diyarbakir to Brussels where the musician is buried.