On March 2, a khachkar was established and opened in the Ayrum community of Lori region in tribute to the memory of the victims of Sumgait pogroms, in late February 1988, which claimed the lives of dozens of Armenians. Khachkar in Ayrum was established with the assistance of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine (UAU), the author of which was Yerevan sculptor Artak Hambartsumian.
“spokesman for the self-propelled guns Ruben Makaryan said in an interview with ArmInfo. In this vein, he noted that in recent years, the organization has established over 30 khachkars in different cities of Ukraine, in particular, in the territories of churches and in parks. “Each khachkar, each event symbolizes the Armenian footprint in a particular country,” he stressed. In particular, according to Makaryan, the first khachkar in Ukraine dates from the eleventh century.
“I hope that after the opening of this khachkar between the Armenian community of Ukraine and the Ayrum community, relations will further strengthen, and in the future we will be able to be useful in other issues,” a UAU spokesman said at the opening ceremony.
Head of the municipality Akhtala Arkady Tamazyan attended the event. Expressing gratitude to the UAU he noted that the establishment of a khachkar in Ayrum is a symbolic and memorable event, since most of the inhabitants of this settlement are refugees from Azerbaijan, in particular Sumgayit.
After the ceremonial opening, a khachkar consecration ceremony and a memorial liturgy were held on the victims of the Sumgait tragedy, which was held by the senior priest of the Church of the Holy Mother of God in Akhtaal Ter Yetum Tarverdyan and Ter Mikayel Shagoyan. , said Ter Etum.
The event was also attended by Honorary Consul of Ukraine in the Lori region Sahak Gudratyan, chairman of the Ukrainian Federation of Ukrainians Anna Harutyunyan with representatives of the Ukrainian Diaspora of the Republic of Armenia, as well as residents of the Ayrum community.
To note, the khachkars of Artak Hambartsumian are represented in more than 30 countries of the world, including Argentina, Ukraine, Bulgaria and others. From above 200 works of the sculptor are devoted to the Armenian Genocide, the Artsakh liberation movement, various events that are set not only outside the country, but in different regions of Armenia. The Union of Armenians of Ukraine is an all-Ukrainian non-governmental organization uniting the existing 20 Armenian organizations in Ukraine, which was established in 2001. The chairman of the UAU is Vilen Shatvoryan. The goal of the Union of Armenians of Ukraine is the integration of Armenians into Ukrainian society and their consolidation for the preservation of national identity, the restoration and preservation of historical and cultural values. According to the latest official data, about 500 thousand Armenians live in Ukraine.
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