ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN PITESTI, ROMANIA

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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN PITESTI, ROMANIA

18:26, 30 Sep 2014

Hai Tahd advocates from around the world joined with Romanian Armenian
community leaders, AGBU representatives and local public officials for
the unveiling of the Armenian Genocide Memorial Khachkar in Pitesti,
Romania, the Armenian National Committee of Romania informs.

Joining in the solemn occasion were Datev Bishop Hagopian, Archbishop
of the Armenian Church in Romania; Vahram Baghdasaryan, Member of
Parliament of the Republic of Armenia.

After the unveiling ceremony, participants went to Pitesti City Hall
for a special exhibit, titled, "History of the Armenian community
in Pitesti."

Later the group visited the Pitesti's Soorp Garabed Armenian Church,
which dates back to 1852.

The unveiling of the Genocide memorial was timed with the opening of
the International Symposium titled "World War I and its influence
on the formation of the Armenian Diaspora", held in Bucharest from
September 26 - 28, 2014.

http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/09/30/armenian-genocide-memorial-unveiled-in-pitesti-romania/