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Ceremony To Mark 91st Anniversary Of Armenian Genocide Held In Minsk

CEREMONY TO MARK 91st ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE HELD IN MINSK

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 26 2006

MINSK, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. A mourning ceremony
to mark the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide took place
at the Khachkar outside St Alexnader Nevsky Church in Minsk on
April 24. According to the RA MFA Press and Information Department,
the Armenian Ambassador to Belarus Suren Harutyunian, members of the
Armenian community and youth organizations, as well as representatives
of other ethnic communities and the public of Belarus attended the
ceremony. A mouring church service was held with the participation of
Mitropolit of Minsk and Sluts, Patriarch of All Belarus Filaret. Those
present observed one-minute silence in respect of memory of the
Armenian Genocide victims, then there were speeches on the Armenian
Genocide and its recognition by the international community.

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