Budapest and Warsaw hosted events dedicated to the 96th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

On April 25, Armenian Ambassador to Hungary Ashot Hovakimyan, representatives of local self-government bodies and public organizations, as well as members of the Armenian Diaspora participated in an event held near khachkar in Budapest. Besides, a liturgy was served in a church downtown Budapest.

On April 24, candles were lit to honor the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims near khachkar in the yard of the Armenian Embassy in Warsaw. Ashot Galoyan, the Armenian Ambassador to Poland, and Lukasz Abgarowicz, the Head of the Polish-Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Group of the Polish Sejm and Senate, were keynote speakers at the event.

A liturgy was served in the Greek Catholic Church of Warsaw the same day, the RA MFA press service reported.