Opening ceremony of a cross stone dedicated to the alleged Armenian genocide was held October 11 in the central park of Nikopol (province of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine).
The cross stone is erected on the initiative of the Armenian community of Nikopol. The anointment rite was administered by the priest Ter Hamazasp of the Armenian Church of Nikopol and priest Roman Katsnovetski of the Russian Church.
The Mayor of Nikopol Sergey Starunin that was present at the ceremony claimed in his speech that the alleged Genocide committed against Armenians is a crime against humanity, and raising of the cross stone also plays an important role in preventing from such tragedies.
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