LEBANON’S SCHOOLS WILL CLOSE ON APRIL 24
16:33 21/04/2015 >> SOCIETY
Lebanon’s Minister of Education and Higher Education Elias Bou Saab
announced that public and private schools will close on Friday,
April 24, 2015, marking the first centenary of the Armenian Genocide,
National News Agency reports.
Minister Bou Saab’s announcement came on Monday during the unveiling
ceremony of the memorial statue of the Armenian Genocide in Fanar.
Lebanon is the only Arab country that has recognized the Armenian
Genocide.
Lebanon’s official delegation led by Deputy Parliament Speaker
Farid Makari will arrive in Yerevan to participate in the events
commemorating the Armenian Genocide centenary.
Related: Lebanese delegation to be in Yerevan on April 24
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