EVENTS DEDICATED TO 91ST ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN OTTOMAN TURKEY TAKE PLACE IN LONDON
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
April 26 2006
YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/. Events dedicated to 91st anniversary of
Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey took place in London. Armenian
Foreign Ministry press service says Ealing Mayor Michael Elliott, MP
Rt. Hon. Stephen Pound and Armenian Ambassador to Great Britain Vahe
Gabrielyan spoke at an event held on April 21 in London Borough of
Ealing. Polish, Representatives of Albanian and Assyrian communities
of British capital attended the event.
On April 22, a march was staged by Armenian community in one of
London’s central streets.
500 marchers carried banners demanding to recognize Armenian Genocide
fact and condemning the policy of the genocide denial by Turkey and
Great Britain.
Upon completing their march, representatives of Armenian organizations
sent a message to British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
Memorial services for the genocide victims were held in Armenian
churches in London.