Monument devoted to the Armenian Genocide victims in opened in Boston

On May 22 Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan and Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan participated in the opening ceremony of the Armenian Heritage Park and monument dedicated to the Armenian Genocide victims in the center of Boston. Press and information department of Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs about this.

Thousands of residents of the city attended the opening ceremony. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Congressman Ed Merki, Boston Mayor Thomas Menino delivered speeches and rated the role of Armenian Community in Boston, Massachusetts and USA development. US high level officials referred to the importance of the commemoration, recognition and condemn of the Armenian Genocide and welcomed opening of the Armenian Genocide monument in the center of Boston.

Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Edward Nalbandyan delivered a speech as well. He thanked Massachusetts and Boston authorities for assisting Armenian Community in their initiative and thanked also Armenian Community for fulfilling the idea of building a monument.

“Armenian Heritage Park is the first monument in the heart of Boston which is founded in the state territory and is devoted to the victims of Armenian Genocide.

This park is a Armenian gratitude to the USA, American nation, Massachusetts State and to this city which accepted thousands of Armenians who were driven away from the Motherland.

I remember my visit to Boston in September, 2010, when I first got acquainted with the idea o Armenian Heritage Park. I am happy that the idea was fulfilled in this short term”, Minisetr Nalbandyan said.

“Denial of Genocides is a way to the new crimes against humanity. Despite of the geopolitical and other interests the international community must jointly struggle against the genocides”, Minister Nalbandyan added.

“Our joint efforts have their results. The discussion of the genocide was forbidden nearly for a century and now it is opened. Turkish well-known businessman Itcak Alaton offered “to sound voice in the Ankara Parliament and respect memory of innocent victims. Let us meet our past”. Many people in Turkey think like Alaton. Commemoration events in Istanbul and other Turkish cities dedicated to the Armenian Genocide victims are the proof of it”, Nalbandyan underlined.

Before the opening ceremony Ministers Nalbandyan and Hakobyan met Massachusetts Governor D. Patrick and thanked him for assisting Armenian organizations in his state. During the meeting the sides had detailed discussion about Armenian-American organizations and also referred to the South Caucasian countries.