AZG Armenian Daily #065, 13/04/2005
Diaspora
VAHAGN TATRIAN HONORED IN USA
The Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church in America organized an evening
of honor dedicated to Prof. Vahagn Tatrian, specialist in Armenian Genocide
studies. The president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, Dr. Vartan
Grigorian and Dr. Stephen Feinstein, director of the Center for Holocaust
and Genocide Studies of Minnesota University, praised Tatrian’s activity.
Head of the Diocese, Archbishop Khazhak Parsamian, passed to Vahagn Tatrian
the medal of St. Sahak Partev on behalf of Catholicos of all Armenians
Karekin II and his message. “Dear Mr. Tatrian, your social and literary
activity as well as your contribution in Armenian Genocide acknowledgement
process and in condemning such crimes deserves high praise… We are sure
that you will continue your activities directed to condemning the Armenian
Genocide and the other heinous atrocities all over the world in order to
prevent such crimes in future”, reads the message.
RA president, foreign minister and president of the National Academy of
Sciences sent their letters of gratitude to Vahagn Tatrian, too.
By Nana Petrosian