INDEPENDENCE DAY OF ARMENIA MARKED IN STAVROPOL REGION
PanARMENIAN.Net
28.09.2006 14:08 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ September 24 within the Year of Armenia in
Russia a holiday concert, marking the Independence Day of Armenia,
was organized in the yard of St. Sargis church of Pyatigorsk. As
reported by the Yerkramas, the newspaper of Armenians of Russia, the
event was organized by Round Table Coordination Council of Armenian
communities and Pyatigorsk Armenian National-Cultural Autonomy. Members
of Armenian communities of Kislovodsk, Budyonnovsk, Zelenokumsk,
Edissia village and stanitsa Suvorovskaya took part in the event as
well. St. Sargis church pastor Ter Khachatur opened the event with
prayer and congratulated those gathered on the holiday. Chair of
Pyatigorsk Armenian National-Cultural Autonomy David Lazaryan and
Round Table and Urartu Armenian community Chairman Mikhail Manvelov
addressed participants of the event. Folklore amateur performance
groups of Stavropol Region were in the concert program of the holiday.