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Envoy: Sumgait pogrom 1st ethnic cleansing against Armenians in USSR
March 1, 2013 - 20:26 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 27, Armenian embassy in Lebanon
organized a concert in Beirut's Saint Louis Church, with Geghard
Monastery choir participating.
In his opening speech Armenian ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharian
noted that the concert will deepen the cultural ties between the two
countries.
The envoy said the event was timed to the 25th anniversary of Sumgait
pogrom, with hundreds of innocent Armenians falling victim to the
tragedy.
Ambassador Kocharian further described Sumgait pogrom as "the first
ever ethnic cleansing against Armenians in the Soviet Union."
Leader of Armenian Prelacy of Lebanon Archbishop Gegham Khacherian,
high-ranking officials, foreign diplomats and cultural workers were
present at the event, MFA press service reported.
- See more at: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/148211/#sthash.drKJRfVo.dpuf
March 1, 2013 - 20:26 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - On February 27, Armenian embassy in Lebanon
organized a concert in Beirut's Saint Louis Church, with Geghard
Monastery choir participating.
In his opening speech Armenian ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharian
noted that the concert will deepen the cultural ties between the two
countries.
The envoy said the event was timed to the 25th anniversary of Sumgait
pogrom, with hundreds of innocent Armenians falling victim to the
tragedy.
Ambassador Kocharian further described Sumgait pogrom as "the first
ever ethnic cleansing against Armenians in the Soviet Union."
Leader of Armenian Prelacy of Lebanon Archbishop Gegham Khacherian,
high-ranking officials, foreign diplomats and cultural workers were
present at the event, MFA press service reported.
- See more at: http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/148211/#sthash.drKJRfVo.dpuf