Today Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan departed for Australia, where Armenians are preparing for a protest action. December 9 Erdogan accompanied by 4 ministers and 130 businessmen will take part in a business conference in Sydney. On this day Australian Armenians are going to gather at Intercontinental Hotel and hold a protest action against Turkey's denial of the Armenian Genocide and the blockade of the Armenian border. To note, Erdogan is the first Turkish leader to visit Australia. According to DPA German news agency, 150 thousand Turks live in Australia at present.