MASS REQUIEM HELD IN ANTELIAS IN MEMORY OF VICTIMS OF SUMGAIT POGROM
ARMENPRESS
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 27, ARMENPRESS: A mass requiem was held February
26 in St. Gregory the Illuminator Church, Antelias, in memory of
the victims of the Sumgait Pogrom. Catholicos of the Great House of
Cilicia Aram I attached importance to the fighting of Karabakh people
for defense of the own rights and freedom, Catholicosate of the Great
House of Cilicia in Antelias told Armenpress. “All Armenian people
must be claimant in this issue,” the Catholicos said.
Armenian Ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan presented a historical
review on the Sumgait Pogrom, noting that even after experiencing
atrocities and cruel days Nagorno Karabakh people confront all
challenges choosing the path of development, developing their spiritual
and cultural values.
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