April 23, 2005 - 09:41 AMT
ARMENIAN YOUTH RALLY NEXT TO TURKISH EMBASSY IN GEORGIA
April 24 a mourning ceremony, commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey in 1915, will be held in Surb Echmiadzin Armenian church in Tbilisi Havlabar district, Regnum news agency reported. Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Georgi Khosroev and other representatives of the Armenian diplomatic mission will take part in it. In the words of one of the leaders of the Armenian community of Georgia, MP Van Bayburt, the event will start at 11 a.m. in Surb Echmiadzin church territory, then the action participants will move to the Tbilisi pantheon of Armenian writers and cultural workers. Bayburt also reported that Nahapet (Commander-in-Chief) feature film was screened today in Tbilisi Cinema House, at which representatives of the Georgian public, the accredited diplomatic corps representatives and others were present. Tomorrow a mourning concert will take place in the Tbilisi Armenian Theater. According to the information of the Deputy, April 24 the Armenian youth intend to gather in front of the Turkish Embassy in Georgia and to submit a letter to the diplomatic mission. As Van Bayburt accentuated, the rally next to the Embassy will be held "in a civilized manner." "We understand that Turkey is a good partner of Georgia today and we respect these relations. We condemn the Turkish regime at the time," he stated.