On April 23 evening a mourning liturgy in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide victims was chanted by head of the Iranian Diocese of the AAC Sepukh Sargsian in Surb Sargis Church in Tehran. Then a rally was held in the yard of the Armenian Church. April 24 an event dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was held in the "Ararat" sports center. The Armenian genocide issue was also widely covered by Iranian media, reported Alik newspaper.