April 25, 2006 - 20:59 AMT
Poles and Albanians of UK Commemorated Armenian Genocide Victims
Events dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915 were held in London April 21-24. April 21 a commemoration soiree in Ealing was attended by Mayor Michael Elliot, member of the House of Commons Steven Pound, representatives of the Armenian community, Poles, Albanians and other nations residing in the district. RA Ambassador to the UK Vahe Gabrielyan was also present at the event.
April 22 some 500 representatives of the Armenian community marched along the London streets. They were carrying posters condemning Turkey's Genocide denial policy. The action participants laid wreaths to the monument of those killed in World Wars and also conveyed a message to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair.