THE ITALIAN CITY OF SCAFATI RECOGNIZES THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
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19.04.2012 18:15
On April 17 the City Council of Scafati, Italy, unanimously adopted
a decision on the Armenian Genocide, paying tribute to the memory of
the 1.5 Armenian victims and expressing support to the Armenian nation.
On April 13 Armenian Ambassador to Italy Ruben Karapetyan had
a meeting with the Mayor of the Italian city of Scafati, Angelo
Pasqualino Aliberti and participated in the solemn opening ceremony
of the “Armenian artists in Scafani” exhibition dedicated to the 97th
anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
During the meeting with the Mayor Ambassador Karapetyan discussed the
establishment of cooperation on the level of cities, the perspectives
of development of ties in the field of tourism and trade.
Karapetyan stressed at a joint press conference that the exhibition
is very important, since it is organized near the historic city of
Pompey and will provide an opportunity to thousands of Italian and
foreign tourists to familiarize themselves with the Armenian culture
throughout May 31.
Works by 16 Armenian artists and architects from the United States,
Russia, Armenia, Italy and Canada are on display.
From: Baghdasarian
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