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"SUNRISE OVER LAKE VAN" DISPLAYED IN NICE, FRANCE
17:17, 25 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS. A number of events dedicated to the
98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide have been organized on the
initiative of the Armenian Apostolic Community of the French city
of Nice. The Press, Information, and Public Relations Department of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia informed
"Armenpress" that "Sunrise over Lake Van" movie was displayed in
prominent Pathe Massena Cinema House in the evening of April 23.
After, the audience had an opportunity to address questions to the
director of the movie Artak Igityan and co-author of the screenplay
Aren Vatyan.
The requiem service was offered on April 24. On this occasion the
Primate of the Armenian Diocese of France and Pontifical Legate of
Western Europe, His Grace Archbishop Norvan Zakarian came to Nice
from Paris.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has
been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media
and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many
states and international organizations. The complete catalogue
of all documents categorizing the 1915 wholesale massacre of the
Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly
executed act of genocide, is extensive. Uruguay was the first country
to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1965. The massacres
of the Armenian people were officially condemned and recognized as a
genocide in accordance with the international law by France, Germany,
Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland,
Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina,
Venezuela, Chile, Canada, Vatican, and Australia.
17:17, 25 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 25, ARMENPRESS. A number of events dedicated to the
98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide have been organized on the
initiative of the Armenian Apostolic Community of the French city
of Nice. The Press, Information, and Public Relations Department of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia informed
"Armenpress" that "Sunrise over Lake Van" movie was displayed in
prominent Pathe Massena Cinema House in the evening of April 23.
After, the audience had an opportunity to address questions to the
director of the movie Artak Igityan and co-author of the screenplay
Aren Vatyan.
The requiem service was offered on April 24. On this occasion the
Primate of the Armenian Diocese of France and Pontifical Legate of
Western Europe, His Grace Archbishop Norvan Zakarian came to Nice
from Paris.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman government has
been documented, recognized, and affirmed in the form of media
and eyewitness reports, laws, resolutions, and statements by many
states and international organizations. The complete catalogue
of all documents categorizing the 1915 wholesale massacre of the
Armenian population in Ottoman Empire as a premeditated and thoroughly
executed act of genocide, is extensive. Uruguay was the first country
to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide in 1965. The massacres
of the Armenian people were officially condemned and recognized as a
genocide in accordance with the international law by France, Germany,
Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Russia, Poland,
Lithuania, Greece, Slovakia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Uruguay, Argentina,
Venezuela, Chile, Canada, Vatican, and Australia.