ARMENIANS OF GEORGIA CALL ON TO RECOGNIZE GENOCIDE CONDUCTED AGAINST ARMENIANS

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 26 2006

TBILISI, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Events dedicated to
the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims continued in Georgia on
April 24. About 150 representatives of Armenian public organizations
of Georgia organized a peaceful mass meeting and lighting of candles
in front of the Embassy of Turkey to Georgia. The demontsrators read
a letter addressed to the Government of Turkey by which they called
the latter to recognize the crime committed againt Armenians. As Noyan
Tapan was informed by the RA Foreign Ministry’s Press and Information
Department, the liturgy and divine service were celebrated at the
Surb Gevorg Armenian church of Tbilisi. Then a mourning event took
place at the State Armenian Dramatic Theater of Tbilisi where RA
Ambassador to Georgia Hrach Silvanian made the opening speech for
the participants. An ecumenic evening of spiritual songs took place
at the Surb Gevorg Church in the evening, with the participation
of the Georgian Christian sister churches choirs The events in
Tbilisi finished with lighting candles round the Surb Etchmiadzin
church. Events dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims
took place in other regions of Georgia as well. Liturgies and divine
services were celebrated at the Armenian churches of Akhaltskha,
Akhalkalak, Ninotsminda amd Batumi, mourning mass meetings took
place. The mass meeting in Akhalkalak finished by laying a wreath
at the khachkar (cross stone) to the memory of the Genocide victims
placed on one of the hills near the city two years ago. Atom Egoyan’s
“Ararat” film was shown by the Republican TV of Ajaria.