SYMPOSIUM DEDICATED TO 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE TAKES
PLACE IN EDINBURGH

EDINBURGH, MAY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A symposium headed under the title
“Remembering Past, Facing Future” dedicated to the 90th anniversary of
the Armenian Genocide took place on May 20 in Edinburgh (Scotland) in
the building of the city authorities. Vahe Gabrielian, the RA
Ambassador also participated in the event. In spite of the
unprecedented pressure of the Ambassador of Turkey to the United
Kingdom and Turkish organizations, the memory evening, however, took
place. Donald Anderson, the leader of the Edinburgh City Council
chaired the event. As Noyan Tapan was informed from the Press Center
of the State Commission on organization of events dedicated to the
90th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Hagop Bessos, a
representative of the Edinburgh Armenian community, a son of survivers
in the Genocide, and Donald Bloxam, a Professor of the Edinburgh
University, the author of the book “The Great Game of Genocide,”
(about the Genocide) published this year made speeches. Ambassador
Gabrielian closed the event with a speech titled “Last Close Border in
Europe.” Within the framework of the visit paid to Edinburgh, at the
newly built Parliament of Scotland, Ambassador Vahe Gabrielian met
with Nicola Stargen, the Deputy Chairman of the National Party of
Scotland, a Parliamentary, and discussed the possibility of the
Scotland Parliament’s assistance in the issue of the cooperation
between Armenia and Scotland.