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ARMENIAN MASSACRE IN SUMGAIT COMMEMORATED IN MOSCOW
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Feb 28 2011
Armenia
The Sumgait massacre was organized to prevent the Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenians from expressing their will to withdraw from Azerbaijan and
join Armenia, Armenian Ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan stated at
a function in commemoration of the Sumgait massacre victims near the
Armenian Church of Surb Harutyun (Holy Resurrection), in Moscow, Feb.
28.
Attending the ceremony were Armenian Embassy staff, Prime
Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Ara Harutyunyan,
NKR Representation staff, members of local Armenian NGOs, students
and Armenians residing in Moscow. They laud a wreath at the khachkar
(cross-stone), commemorating the Sumgait massacre victims.
Head of the Novo-Nakhichevan diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,
Bishop Ezras Nersisyan spoke at the ceremony. He pointed out that the
events in Sumgait in 1988 are one of the tragic pages of the Armenian
people`s history. Armenians throughout the world will never forget
the tragedy.
Ambassador Oleg Yesayan pointed out that the tragic events must be
viewed as genocide, a continuation of the Great Genocide of 1915. The
Sumgait massacre was aimed at breaking the Armenian people`s will
for historical justice. "However, the Azerbaijani leaders failed to
dishearten Armenians and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is reality now,"
Ambassador Yesayan said.
From: A. Papazian
news.am
Feb 28 2011
Armenia
The Sumgait massacre was organized to prevent the Nagorno-Karabakh
Armenians from expressing their will to withdraw from Azerbaijan and
join Armenia, Armenian Ambassador to Russia Oleg Yesayan stated at
a function in commemoration of the Sumgait massacre victims near the
Armenian Church of Surb Harutyun (Holy Resurrection), in Moscow, Feb.
28.
Attending the ceremony were Armenian Embassy staff, Prime
Minister of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Ara Harutyunyan,
NKR Representation staff, members of local Armenian NGOs, students
and Armenians residing in Moscow. They laud a wreath at the khachkar
(cross-stone), commemorating the Sumgait massacre victims.
Head of the Novo-Nakhichevan diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church,
Bishop Ezras Nersisyan spoke at the ceremony. He pointed out that the
events in Sumgait in 1988 are one of the tragic pages of the Armenian
people`s history. Armenians throughout the world will never forget
the tragedy.
Ambassador Oleg Yesayan pointed out that the tragic events must be
viewed as genocide, a continuation of the Great Genocide of 1915. The
Sumgait massacre was aimed at breaking the Armenian people`s will
for historical justice. "However, the Azerbaijani leaders failed to
dishearten Armenians and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is reality now,"
Ambassador Yesayan said.
From: A. Papazian