Mesrob II weeps at mass for Dink

Hurriyet, Turkey
Jan 24 2007

The funeral mass for slain journalist Hrant Dink yesterday at the
Armenian Church of the Virgin Mary was led by the Archbishop Sahan
Sivaciyan, with words also spoken by Patriarch Mesrob II, who was so
moved by tears that he had a difficult time speaking.

The Ankara government was represented at the mass by Deputy Prime
Minister Mehmet Ali Sahin and Interior Minister Abdulkadir Aksu,
as well as many MPs from the Turkish Parliament. With officials and
citizens coming from all over the world to join in the march before
Dink’s funeral, as well as to attend the mass, it was clear that
the journalist’s death had touched a wide variety of walks of life
and beliefs.