RA top leaders laid wreaths to Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims
Today, on April 24, the top leadership of the Republic of Armenia and the Armenian Apostolic Church laid wreaths to the Memorial to Armenian Genocide victims.
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian, government and parliament members honored the memory of 1.5 million of Armenians slaughtered in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.
Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II held a service for the commemoration of the Dead.
On April 24, Armenians throughout the globe mark the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Mass arrests of the Armenian intellectual, religious, economic and political elite started in Constantinople on that very day in 1915 what resulted in entire annihilation of a whole pleiad of outstanding Armenian cultural workers. Writers, actors, musicians, teachers, doctors, lawyers, journalists, businessmen, political and religious leaders were detained till the end of May 1915 without being incriminated anything. In the course of several weeks some 800 celebrated Armenians were arrested in Constantinople. By the end of summer there had been few of them left alive.
The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Russia, France, Lebanon, Uruguay, Cyprus, Argentina, Greece, Belgium, Sweden, Slovakia, Vatican, Germany, Lithuania, House of Commons of Canada, the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, National Council of Switzerland, Lower House of the parliament of Italy and Sejm of Poland as well as many states of the U.S.
Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosian, government and parliament members honored the memory of 1.5 million of Armenians slaughtered in the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.
Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II held a service for the commemoration of the Dead.
On April 24, Armenians throughout the globe mark the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Mass arrests of the Armenian intellectual, religious, economic and political elite started in Constantinople on that very day in 1915 what resulted in entire annihilation of a whole pleiad of outstanding Armenian cultural workers. Writers, actors, musicians, teachers, doctors, lawyers, journalists, businessmen, political and religious leaders were detained till the end of May 1915 without being incriminated anything. In the course of several weeks some 800 celebrated Armenians were arrested in Constantinople. By the end of summer there had been few of them left alive.
The Armenian Genocide was recognized by Russia, France, Lebanon, Uruguay, Cyprus, Argentina, Greece, Belgium, Sweden, Slovakia, Vatican, Germany, Lithuania, House of Commons of Canada, the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, National Council of Switzerland, Lower House of the parliament of Italy and Sejm of Poland as well as many states of the U.S.
