Art event dedicated to 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide  held at Athens Municipality

ArmInfo.  An art event dedicated to the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman  Empire was held at the Athens Municipality. The event was organized  by the Union of Armenians in Greece in cooperation with the Athens  Municipality.

According to a report received by ArmInfo, representatives of the  Athens Municipality, deputy governors of the Attica region,  representatives of various Greek political parties, a representative  of the Armenian Embassy in Greece, and Bishop Khoren Arakelyan,  Primate of the Armenian Diocese of Greece, participated in the event,  titled "The People Conquer Death." The evening featured songs  representing Armenian culture, excerpts from works by famous Armenian  poets, and recitations in Greek. Armenian national dances were also  performed.

The folk music group "Mkrtich Poghosyan" and the Armenian folk dance  group "AVETIS" presented a cultural program conveying the spirit of  national memory, resistance, and rebirth through Armenian culture.   The event organizers emphasized that such initiatives are of great  importance not only for historical justice and the preservation of  national memory, but also for the viability of community life and the  strengthening of ties between the diaspora and Armenia.