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Ahram Online
April 19 2015
Egypt sends delegation for Armenian genocide centennial
Delegations from Syria, Iraq and Lebanon are also expected to attend
Ahram Online , Sunday 19 Apr 2015
An Egyptian delegation of Christian clergymen will attend the
hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide this week, state news
agency MENA reported Sunday.
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II will head a delegation of 55
people, including Armenian expats in Egypt and journalists, to attend
the genocide's centennial in the Armenian capital Yerevan from 20 - 26
April.
Several heads of state are also expected to attend the memorial,
including French President François Hollande, Russian President
Vladimir Putin and President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades. Delegations
from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait and UAE will also be present.
Armenians say up to 1.5 million of them were killed between 1915 and
1917 as the Ottoman Empire was collapsing, and have long tried to get
international recognition of the massacres as genocide.
Turkey, born from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, has vehemently
denied a systematic mass killing of Armenians. Both countries have no
diplomatic ties over the issue.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/128041/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-sends-delegation-for-Armenian-genocide-cente.aspx
April 19 2015
Egypt sends delegation for Armenian genocide centennial
Delegations from Syria, Iraq and Lebanon are also expected to attend
Ahram Online , Sunday 19 Apr 2015
An Egyptian delegation of Christian clergymen will attend the
hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide this week, state news
agency MENA reported Sunday.
Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II will head a delegation of 55
people, including Armenian expats in Egypt and journalists, to attend
the genocide's centennial in the Armenian capital Yerevan from 20 - 26
April.
Several heads of state are also expected to attend the memorial,
including French President François Hollande, Russian President
Vladimir Putin and President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades. Delegations
from Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait and UAE will also be present.
Armenians say up to 1.5 million of them were killed between 1915 and
1917 as the Ottoman Empire was collapsing, and have long tried to get
international recognition of the massacres as genocide.
Turkey, born from the remains of the Ottoman Empire, has vehemently
denied a systematic mass killing of Armenians. Both countries have no
diplomatic ties over the issue.
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/128041/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-sends-delegation-for-Armenian-genocide-cente.aspx