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BEIRUT HOLDS A SERVICE TO COMMEMORATE VICTIMS OF SUMGAIT MASSACRE
arminfo
Tuesday, February 25, 18:56
On Feb 23 the Beirut-based Armenian Surb Nshan Church held a service
to commemorate the Sumgait massacre victims and Gurgen Margaryan,
who was brutally killed by Azeri officer Ramil Safarov in Budapest.
Armenia's Ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan said that the pogroms
of the Armenian population committed in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, 26 years
ago were the first manifestation of ethnic cleansings in the then
Soviet Union.
"Today we pay our tribute to the innocent victims. We hope that
Azerbaijan's crimes will be adequately assessed and condemned by the
international community", said Kocharyan.
To note, the victims of the Sumgait massacre have also been
commemorated in Washington.
arminfo
Tuesday, February 25, 18:56
On Feb 23 the Beirut-based Armenian Surb Nshan Church held a service
to commemorate the Sumgait massacre victims and Gurgen Margaryan,
who was brutally killed by Azeri officer Ramil Safarov in Budapest.
Armenia's Ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan said that the pogroms
of the Armenian population committed in Sumgait, Azerbaijan, 26 years
ago were the first manifestation of ethnic cleansings in the then
Soviet Union.
"Today we pay our tribute to the innocent victims. We hope that
Azerbaijan's crimes will be adequately assessed and condemned by the
international community", said Kocharyan.
To note, the victims of the Sumgait massacre have also been
commemorated in Washington.