ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CROSS STONE ERECTED IN UKRAINE

AZG Armenian Daily
17/10/2008

Armenian Genocide

Opening ceremony of a cross stone dedicated to the Armenian Genocide
was held October 11 in the central park of Nikopol (province of
Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine).

The cross stone is erected on the initiative of the Armenian
community of Nikopol. The anointment rite was administered by the
priest Ter Hamazasp of the Armenian Church of Nikopol and priest
Roman Katsnovetski of the Russian Church.

The Mayor of Nikopol Sergey Starunin that was present at the ceremony
mentioned in his speech that the Genocide committed against Armenians
is a crime against humanity, and raising of the cross stone also
plays an important role in preventing from such tragedies.