VICTORY DAY CELEBRATED IN STRASBOURG

May 10, 2005 - 10:28 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - May 9 officers of the Permanent Representation of Armenia in Strasbourg, headed by Ambassador Christian Ter-Stepanian, took part in events marking the 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, reported the Press Service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. The participants of the event went to lay wreaths to the only fascist concentration camp in France during World War II -Struthof. Besides, initiated by the Strasbourg Mayor, a ceremony of planting trees in the memory of the victims of the war was held. During the ceremony Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis and Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller. Besides, a reception was organized on behalf of permanent representations of Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine and the representation of Belarus to the Council of Europe. CoE Secretariat supreme representatives were present at it.
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