State commission unveils Armenian genocide centenary dedicated events
YEREVAN, January 30. / ARKA /. Chief of presidential staff Vigen
Sargsyan, who is coordinating a long string of events designed to
commemorate the centenary of the Armenian genocide unveiled them
today.
He said an international media forum entitled ‘At the Foothill of
Mount Ararat’ for journalists from CIS and other countries is
scheduled for April 18-20. They will arrive to cover the commemoration
that will run April 22-24.
On April 22-23 Yerevan will host an international conference entitled
‘Against Genocidal Crimes’ with participation of executive and
legislative authorities and religious leaders from many countries.
On April 23 a special ceremony will be conducted by the Armenian
Apostolic Church in Etchmiadizn to
sanctify 1.5 million Armenians killed by the government of Turkey in
1915-1923. On the same day the famous System of a Down music group
will perform a concert under the motto ‘Wake up the Souls.’
A torchlight march to Tsitsernakaberd Genocide Memorial is scheduled
for April 23 evening. The genocide victims remembrance ceremony will
be held on April 24 morning. In the evening a concert of classical
music will be held featuring musicians from the countries which
officially recognized the Armenian genocide.
A flower called ‘forget-me-not’ was chosen as the symbol of the
events. The motto of the events is “We Remember and Demand…” -0-