(Agencia Prensa Armenia) - On the night of February 26, the Argentine-Armenian community rallied to the Azeri Embassy of Buenos Aires to mark the 26th anniversary of the Sumgait pogrom.

The protest, which involved over 200 people, was organized by the Armenian Youth Federation and was widely covered by the national media, including radio, newspapers and television. More than 300 people attended the rally.

"This embassy, according to their own authorities, moved to Buenos Aires to battle against the local Armenian community. It allocates great resources for seduction and cooptation of journalists, officials and academics. With promises of investments that never materialize and their own versions of history, they are trying to spread their propaganda in a region that has always supported the Armenian people and its diaspora", said Florencia Zanikian, one of the organizers.

There was another protest two days before, when a group of young Argentine-Armenians tried to deliver a letter to Azeri diplomats, who were conducting a seminar entitled “The resolution of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan and its implications for the region.”

After the peaceful protest, the Azeri Foreign Ministry and the government controlled media tried to distort the purpose of the rally, saying that Armenians tried to prevent the event.

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