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RUSSIA MARKS 91ST ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 26 2006
YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/. 91st anniversary of Armenian Genocide has
been marked in Moscow and in Russians regions populated by Armenians,
Armenian Foreign Ministry press service reports. Armenian Apostolic
Church New-Nakhichevan and Russian dioceses leader Bishop Yezras
Nersisyan served a liturgy in Armenian Church of St. Resurrection in
Moscow to remember and honor 1.5mln killed in the genocide.
Then a mourning rally was held in the church's yard. Armenian Embassy
staff and representatives of Armenian NGOs in Russia attended the
event.
A protest action was staged outside Turkish Embassy in Moscow.
Members of Union of Russian Armenians, Russian-Armenian Cooperation
organization, Armenian Community Organization of Moscow and Ararat
cultural association took part in the rally.
Documents related to Armenian Genocide were shown and Four Years
under Half Moon book written by Raphael de Nogales, these horrible
events witness and Turkish army mercenary, was presented in Ararat
Park Hayat hotel.
Concert of Arax Belgian musical band took place in Hermitage Moscow
Garden.
Besides, Federal Russian TV Channel showed Atom Yeghoyan film "Ararat"
on February 23.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 26 2006
YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/. 91st anniversary of Armenian Genocide has
been marked in Moscow and in Russians regions populated by Armenians,
Armenian Foreign Ministry press service reports. Armenian Apostolic
Church New-Nakhichevan and Russian dioceses leader Bishop Yezras
Nersisyan served a liturgy in Armenian Church of St. Resurrection in
Moscow to remember and honor 1.5mln killed in the genocide.
Then a mourning rally was held in the church's yard. Armenian Embassy
staff and representatives of Armenian NGOs in Russia attended the
event.
A protest action was staged outside Turkish Embassy in Moscow.
Members of Union of Russian Armenians, Russian-Armenian Cooperation
organization, Armenian Community Organization of Moscow and Ararat
cultural association took part in the rally.
Documents related to Armenian Genocide were shown and Four Years
under Half Moon book written by Raphael de Nogales, these horrible
events witness and Turkish army mercenary, was presented in Ararat
Park Hayat hotel.
Concert of Arax Belgian musical band took place in Hermitage Moscow
Garden.
Besides, Federal Russian TV Channel showed Atom Yeghoyan film "Ararat"
on February 23.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress