Pan Armenian News
VICTORY DAY CELEBRATED IN STRASBOURG
10.05.2005 05:28
/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.