EVENTS OF COMMEMORATION OF THE 94TH ANIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN EUROPEAN STATES KICK OFF TODAY

ArmenPress
April 23 2009
Armenia

YEREVAN, APRIL 23, ARMENPRESS: Events of commemoration of the 94th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the European states kick
off today.

Chairperson of the Armenian National Committee of Europe Hilda Choboyan
told Armenpress that ceremonies of commemoration and demonstrations
in front of Turkish Embassies will be organized in numerous towns.

"Everywhere actions of protest against Turkish policy of denial will
be held and a claim will be made to the international community to
recognize and condemn the most awful crime of the 20th century –
Great Genocide of Armenians", – H. Choboyan said.

Today the youth organizations will organize demonstrations and
commemoration evenings in Paris, Lion, Marseilles and London. Today
evening a demonstration is intended in front of the Turkish Embassy
in Amsterdam and on April 24 – in front of the House of Parliament.

Events of commemoration of the 94th anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide will be held April 24 in the Assen De Boskampe
cemetery. Ceremonies of commemoration and actions near Turkish
Embassies will also be organized in Berlin, Munich and Hamburg.

In Rome from April 23-25, 900 buses will show enormous posters on
the Armenian Genocide. Buses which drive in different districts of
the town will carry posters "A Silent Tragedy: Armenian Genocide".

The events will be accompanied by marches with lanterns, flower-putting
by the monuments to the Great Genocide, lectures and evenings of
Armenian music. Ceremonies of liturgy will be held in all the Armenian
Apostolic Churches of the European towns.

On April 24 the mayor of Paris will organize reception for
representatives of Armenian community and heads of Armenian
organizations.