| Thessaloniki events mark Armenian Genocide |
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| 21.04.08 | |
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Events marking the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide were held in the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, organised by the Armenian National Committee and the Thessaloniki Prefecture.
The keynote speaker at the event, held at the Vellidis Conference Centre, was former parliamentary speaker Apostolos Kaklamanis, while greetings were also addressed by Interior Minister Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Macedonia-Thrace Minister Margaritis Tzimas, representatives of the Armenian ambassador in Greece, of Thessaloniki Prefect Panayiotis Psomiadis, by Thessaloniki Mayor Vassilis Papageorgopoulos and representatives of the Armenian Youth of Greece. The speakers noted the efforts being made for recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Turkish government, and on ways of averting other genocides from taking place in the future.
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