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EVENTS DEDICATED TO 20th ANNIVERSARY OF SUMGAYIT TRAGEDY ORGANIZED ABROAD
YEREVAN, MARCH 6, NOYAN TAPAN. A commemoration ceremony of victims of
Sumgayit slaughter took place on March 2 in the Armenian church of
Bucharest. Archbishop Tirayr Martikian, the leader of the Romanian
Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Yeghishe Sargsian, the
Ambassador of Armenia to Romania, Varuzhan Pambukian, the Vice-Chairman
of the Armenian Union of Romania, a deputy of Romanian parliament, made
a speech addressed to those present at the ceremony.
The Embassy of Armenia in Romania, the Romanian Diocese of the Armenian
Apostolic Church, the Armenian Union of Romania laid flowers to the
memorial cross-stone in the churchyard.
According to the report provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA Foreign
Ministry Press and Information Department, commemoration events also
took place in the cities of Constanta and Suchava.
The same day, on the initiative of the ARFD Belgian structure, a
requiem dedicated to the memory of Sumgayit victims was held in the
Apostolic Church of Brussels, at which about one hundred
representatives of the Armenian community were present. Pictures on the
subject "Artsakh Revival," "Struggle and Victory" were shown.
A joint concert of laureats of international contests, violinist
Hrachya Avanesian and pianist Lily Maisky took place on March 3 in the
Hall of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. The concert was a tribute
of respect to the memory of Armenians, who fell a prey to Sumgayit
crime.
Vigen Chitechian, the Ambassador of Armenia to Belgium, and Ambassador
Samvel Mkrtchian, the Head of the Armenian mission to NATO, were
present at the concert.
A special requiem ceremony led by Archbishop Khazhak Parsamian, the
leader of the U.S. East Coast Diocese, took place on March 2 in St Mary
Mother of God Armenian Apostolic Church of Washington on the initiative
of the Embassy of Armenia to the United States. Tatul Margarian, the
Ambassador of Armenia to the United States, the Embassy personnel,
members of American Armenian community took part in the event.
YEREVAN, MARCH 6, NOYAN TAPAN. A commemoration ceremony of victims of
Sumgayit slaughter took place on March 2 in the Armenian church of
Bucharest. Archbishop Tirayr Martikian, the leader of the Romanian
Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Yeghishe Sargsian, the
Ambassador of Armenia to Romania, Varuzhan Pambukian, the Vice-Chairman
of the Armenian Union of Romania, a deputy of Romanian parliament, made
a speech addressed to those present at the ceremony.
The Embassy of Armenia in Romania, the Romanian Diocese of the Armenian
Apostolic Church, the Armenian Union of Romania laid flowers to the
memorial cross-stone in the churchyard.
According to the report provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA Foreign
Ministry Press and Information Department, commemoration events also
took place in the cities of Constanta and Suchava.
The same day, on the initiative of the ARFD Belgian structure, a
requiem dedicated to the memory of Sumgayit victims was held in the
Apostolic Church of Brussels, at which about one hundred
representatives of the Armenian community were present. Pictures on the
subject "Artsakh Revival," "Struggle and Victory" were shown.
A joint concert of laureats of international contests, violinist
Hrachya Avanesian and pianist Lily Maisky took place on March 3 in the
Hall of the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. The concert was a tribute
of respect to the memory of Armenians, who fell a prey to Sumgayit
crime.
Vigen Chitechian, the Ambassador of Armenia to Belgium, and Ambassador
Samvel Mkrtchian, the Head of the Armenian mission to NATO, were
present at the concert.
A special requiem ceremony led by Archbishop Khazhak Parsamian, the
leader of the U.S. East Coast Diocese, took place on March 2 in St Mary
Mother of God Armenian Apostolic Church of Washington on the initiative
of the Embassy of Armenia to the United States. Tatul Margarian, the
Ambassador of Armenia to the United States, the Embassy personnel,
members of American Armenian community took part in the event.