In spite of all of the obstacles that Turkey created, the Dresden Symphony Orchestra gave a symphony music concert entitled “Catastrophe” in the German city of Dresden on April 30. The concert was dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, writes Ermenihaber.am.

According to Demokrathaber.net, among the participants were Turks, Germans and Armenians. Some people protesting Ankara’s efforts to cancel the concert had come with signs reading “Danke Dresden” (Thank You Dresden). A temporary photo exhibition dedicated to April 24^th was opened in the yard of the concert hall.

Let us remind that the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency had provided 200,000 Euros in assistance for the Dresden Symphony Orchestra’s concert entitled “Catastrophe”.

The Agency had also provided news about the concert on the EU website. This had caused Turkey’s discontent, and the country had started pressuring the EU.

After the blackmail and oppression, the EU had removed information about the concert from its website, but hadn’t stopped providing financial assistance.

Earlier, founding director of the Dresden Symphony Orchestra Marcus Rindt had announced that Turkey’s EU Ambassador had demanded that the EU stop providing assistance, viewing it as an attack on freedom of speech.