May 18, 2009 - 18:08 AMT
Odessa hosted round table devoted to Armenian Genocide
On May 17, Armenian Cultural Centre in Odessa hosted a round table on "One Hundred Years of Denial: Genocide of Armenians and Pontus Greeks. The round table was attended by democratic corpse representatives, Mayor's Office of Odessa and representatives of Armenian and Greek communities. Several scholars' talks were heard. Armenian Cultural Centre also organized Armenian Genocide exposition and tour exhibitions of Odessa Architectural Museum to introduce to public medieval silver and bronze coins of Cilician Kingdom and Pontus. Upon organizers' initiative, participants wrote an appeal to Ukrainian President, requesting him to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Empire, Analitika.at.ua reports.