On the initiative of the coordination center of the Armenian unions of Sweden a soiree in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims was held in the town of Upsala, Sweden on April 22. Hundreds of Armenians and representatives of other nationalities took part in the event. The soiree attendees revered the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims with the minute of silence. Professor Carlson of the Lund University presented the Armenian Genocide issue in the light of international political event and touched upon the stages of its international recognition.