EXHIBITION ON ARMENIAN AND ASSYRIAN GENOCIDE OPENS IN ALMELO
Assyrian International News Agency – AINA
March 13 2015
Posted 2015-03-13 18:28 GMT
An exhibition dedicated to the Armenian Genocide and the Assyrian
massacres opened at the public library in the Dutch city of Almelo
on March 12. The event was organized by the 1915 Committee created
by the Armenian and Assyrian communities of Almelo. As the Department
of Press, Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Armenia reports to “Armenpress”, the event
began with opening remarks by leader of the Christian Union Party of
the Netherlands Ari Slob, Armenia’s Ambassador to the Netherlands
Dzyunik Aghajanyan and member of the Armenian National Committee
Minas Arsenyan.
The exhibition showcases eight components of the genocide perpetrated
in the early 20th century, the geography of the Armenian Genocide,
articles on the Armenian massacres and the Genocide on the front
pages of foreign newspapers, as well as data regarding the Assyrian
massacres.
The exhibition will run until March 21st.