EVENTS DEDICATED TO 95TH ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE HELD IN STRASBOURG

NOYAN TAPAN
APRIL 26, 2010
STRASBOURG

STRASBOURG, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Events dedicated to the 95th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were held in Strasbourg on
April 24. A commemoration of the innocent victims of the Genocide
took place at Monument aux Morts (Monument of Victims) in Republic
Square of the city. Among those present were Armenian Ambassador
Zohrab Mnatsakanian, Head of the Armenian delegation in the PACE David
Harutyunian, Armenian Judge at the European Court of Human Rights Ms.

Alvina Gyulumian, a representative of the Strasbourg Mayor, leaders
of Strasbourg-based Catholic, Protestant and other churches, heads
of the Jewish and Kurdish communities, and numerous representatives
of the Armenian community.

Speeches were made by Z. Mnatsakanian, representatives of the Armenian,
Kurdish and Jewish communities and the city authorities.

The RA MFA Press and Information Department reports that the
commemoration ceremony was followed by an ecumenical liturgy in
Saint-Pierre-le-Jeune Church.