Armenian Genocide conference held in Riga

09.06.2005 17:00

YEREVAN (YERKIR) – A conference to mark the 90th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide was held in the Latvian capital, Riga on May 27,
according to a June 9 Armenpress report.

“The Armenian Genocide: A Look from the 21st Century” conference was
organized jointly by the Havatq Organization and the Assembly of
European Armenians, and was attended by prominent figures from Latvia,
Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, Germany and other European countries. The
goal of the conference was to present the historical evidence of this
crime against humanity perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire 90 years ago.