COMMEMORATION OF ADANA MASSACRES IN AMSTERDAM
AZG
April 22 2009
Armenia
A commemoration ceremony dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Armenian
massacres in Adana took place at Moses and Aaron Church in Amsterdam.
An exhibition under heading "Adana – past and present" opened here
presents the Armenian buildings and institutions that were perished
because of the Armenian Genocide.
Armenian Ambassador to Belgium Vigen Chitechian, Amsterdam University
Professor, Researcher of the Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Dr. Ton Zvan, Dutch Parliament deputy (Socialist Party) Harry van
Bommel, Ruhr University Director of the Institute for Diaspora and
Genocide Studies Dr.-Prof. Mihran Dabag, prose-writer and poet Recep
Marashly, publicist Osman Koker, and Director of Center for Information
and Documentation on Israel Ronny Navtaniel delivered speeches during
the ceremony.