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UK ARMENIANS COMMEMORATE GENOCIDE (PHOTOS)
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/05/02/uk-armenians-commemorate-genocide-photos/
By Raffi Youredjian
Photos by Raffi Youredjian
LONDON, UK-On Sat., April 20, approximately 1,500 people, led by the
Homenetmen Scouts, members of the Armenian Community and Church Council
(ACCC) and the Campaign for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
(CRAG), marched through the streets of London, moving from Oxford
to Regent Street, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square, and Whitehall before
arriving at the Cenotaph Memorial. Official representatives, including
Ara Margarian, councilor, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia; Ara
Palamoudian, chairman of the ACCC; and Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian of the
Diocese of the Armenian Church of Great Britain, placed wreaths at the
Cenotaph in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Following
the signing of the Armenian National Anthem, representatives of the
Armenian community in Great Britain continued to 10 Downing Street,
where they handed a petition letter to the prime minister's office.
http://www.armenianweekly.com/2013/05/02/uk-armenians-commemorate-genocide-photos/
By Raffi Youredjian
Photos by Raffi Youredjian
LONDON, UK-On Sat., April 20, approximately 1,500 people, led by the
Homenetmen Scouts, members of the Armenian Community and Church Council
(ACCC) and the Campaign for Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
(CRAG), marched through the streets of London, moving from Oxford
to Regent Street, Haymarket, Trafalgar Square, and Whitehall before
arriving at the Cenotaph Memorial. Official representatives, including
Ara Margarian, councilor, Embassy of the Republic of Armenia; Ara
Palamoudian, chairman of the ACCC; and Bishop Vahan Hovhanessian of the
Diocese of the Armenian Church of Great Britain, placed wreaths at the
Cenotaph in memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Following
the signing of the Armenian National Anthem, representatives of the
Armenian community in Great Britain continued to 10 Downing Street,
where they handed a petition letter to the prime minister's office.