KARABAKHI PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR ARMENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN REBURIAL OF ALEK AND MARY MANUKYAN
ARKA News Agency, Armenia
July 16 2007
STEPANAKERT. July 16. /ARKA/. NKR President Arkady Ghukasyan will
participate in the ceremony of reburial of Alek Manukyan, national
hero of the Republic of Armenia, life president of the Armenian Public
Charitable Union, national benefactor of the Holy Echmiadzin, Center
of the Armenian Church, and his wife Mary Manukyan in Armenia.
The ashes of Alek and Mary Manukyan were delivered to Armenia from
Detroit (USA) on July 13. The burial ceremony will take place on July
17 in the Holy Echmiadzin in front of the Museum-Treasury, built on
their funds.
The ceremony participants will be the Leader of the Armenian Church
Garegin II, Armenian President Robert Kocharian, high-rank officials,
members of the Manukyans’ family, and the congregation.
The sarcophagi with the Manukyan’s ashes are placed in the Church of
Saint Gayane, where the faithful people can pray and pay tribute to
them.