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    EVENTS, IN MEMORY OF THE VICTIMS OF THE ARMENIAN MASSACRE IN SUMGAIT AND 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF KARABAKH MOVEMENT TAKE PLACE IN PARIS

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
    2013-02-28 19:38

    Since February 24 events, dedicated to the memory of the victims of
    the Armenian massacre in Sumgait and 25th anniversary of Karabakh
    movement took place in Paris. According to the information from the
    Nagorno Karabakh Republic Permanent Mission to France a memorial
    service for the victims of Sumgait massacre was held in St. John the
    Baptist Armenian Apostolic Church.

    After the event the permanent representative of the NKR to France
    Hovhannes Gevorgyan, the Armenian Ambassador to France Vigen Chitechyan
    and other officials paid homage to the victims of Sumgait massacre
    and laid wreaths at the statue of Komitas near the Garden of Yerevan
    in Paris.

    On February 25, Hovhannes Gevorgyan was the guest of "Ayb" radio
    station on live, where he answered the questions regarding the Sumgait
    massacre and events marking the 25 anniversary of the Karabakh movement
    and Sumgait massacre, planned to take place in the coming weeks in
    different cities of France.

    On February 26, the French office of "Hai Dat" organized a conference
    titled "25 years after the Sumgait massacre: the current situation
    and prospects for the future of the people of Nagorno Karabakh" in
    the National Assembly of France. At the beginning of the conference
    a documentary prepared by the NKR Permanent Mission about the
    massacres in Sumgait was shown. Co-chair of the Coordinating Council
    of the Armenian Organizations of France Murad Papazyan, Permanent
    Representative of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic to France Hovhannes
    Gevorgyan and Chairman of the France-Armenia Friendship Group of the
    National Assembly of France Rene Rouqet delivered speeches. The event
    was concluded by closing remarks of Vigen Chitechyan, Ambassador of
    the Republic of Armenia to France.

    Journalists, a great number of deputies, representatives of Armenian
    organizations in France were present at the conference. At the end
    of the event when the participants were paying silent tribute to the
    memory of the victims of the Sumgait massacre two Azeris tried to
    make a provocation but were expelled from the hall.

    http://www.nkr.am/en/news/2013-02-28/505/

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