HUNGARY TO COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
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| 14:23:51 | 19-04-2005 | Politics |
April 21-24 the State Chorus of the Hungarian National Radio will
give concerts dedicated to the Armenian Genocide 90-th anniversary
in the State Philharmonic Hall of Armenia.
The event has been initiated by the State Committee for organizing
events dedicated to 90-th Genocide anniversary, the RA Foreign Ministry
and the Ministry of Culture, the Public Radio, Forum of the Armenian
Union of Europe and the National Radio of Hungary.
As RA Foreign Ministry representative Jivan Movsisyan noted, besides
its direct purpose the event will create new outlook for the cultural
ties and cooperation between Armenia and Hungary.
Secretary of the Forum of the Armenian Union of Europe Alex Avanesyan
reported that every day at noon the Churches Bells will sound to
celebrate the victory Hungary won over Turkey in 1520. However this
week ~V April 18-21 ~V will be a special one, as only the bells of
the Armenian Churches will be heard.
Besides, booklets telling about the events of 1915 will be spread in
the streets and subway of Budapest and an exhibition will open. On
April 24 the Hungarian television will cover events held in Armenia.
To note, the RA MFA representative also noted that an
Armenian-Hungarian Economic Forum will be held in Yerevan in
September, while a General European conference dedicated to the
1600-th anniversary of the creation of Armenian written language with
the participation of the Armenian Unions of Europe will be held in
Budapest in October.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress