25 April 2007

Armenian Genocide Commemoration Day in London

The following commemorative events organised by Armenia Solidarity, British-Armenian All-Party Parliamentary Group, Nor Serount Publications and the Armenian Genocide Trust took place on 24th of April in London.

1. Leafleting at the gates of House of Commons, Strand and the Embankment

2. Memorial service at St Mary-under-Croft chapel of the House of Lords

3. Laying of memorial wreath by the Baroness Cox, organisers and the Darfuri representative at the Monument to the Innocents outside Westminster Abbey

4. Presentation of evidence for the Armenian Genocide in the Grand Committee Room of the House of Commons, co-chaired by Lord Avebury and Baroness Cox and sponsored by John Bercow MP

5. Laying of memorial wreat at the Cenotaph