International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide

On December 9, a commemoration prayer service was held on the occasion of the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime. In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly established 9 December as the International Day as the 9th of December is the anniversary of the adoption of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (the “Genocide Convention”).

The service was offered in the Mother Cathedral of Holy Etchmiadzin under the presidency of His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. In attendance were Mr. Gagik Harutyunyan, Republic of Armenia Constitutional Court Chairman; Ms. Hermine Naghdalyan, National Assembly Vice President; Ms. Hranush Hakobyan, Republic of Armenia Diaspora Minister; National Assembly deputies; representatives of the authorities of the Republic of Armenia; heads of foreign diplomatic missions accredited to Armenia; Supreme Spiritual Council members; public figures and workers of education and science.

At the conclusion of the service, His Holiness addressed his message to the attendees.

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