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| 19:42:25 | 13-04-2005 | Social |

IN WASHINGTON THE FACT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS ADMITTED

In the Washington Kennedy center the concert of the worldwide famous cello
player Jo-Jo Ma and his musical group `Silk Road’ took place. It is
noteworthy that alongside with melodies of different nations the group also
represented Armenian music – the works of Komitas.

While representing the Armenian national music and Komitas to the hall where
3 thousand people were sitting he mentioned the rich customs of the Armenian
art, also stressing the hard way of life of Komitas, as `the witness and
victim to the first Genocide of the 20th century – the Great Armenian
Genocide’.

High-ranked officials of the US board of administration, members of the
Congress, head of the World Bank J. Wolfenson, many artists and
representatives of the Armenian community were present at the concert.