Armenian Genocide exhibition opens in Denmark’s Copenhagen

Armenian Genocide and Scandinavian response exhibition opened November 6 at Royal Library of Denmark’s Copenhagen, organized by the Armenian embassy in Denmark and Danish Royal Library in collaboration with Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.

According to MFA’s press service a number of ambassadors, diplomats accredited in Copenhagen, political, scientific, cultural figures, representatives of the Armenian community attended the event.

The opening remarks were presented by the head of the Humanitarian Researches Library making part of the Royal Library Hans Christian Mickelson. Director of Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Hayk Demoyan stressed in his speech the significance of the conduction of the exhibition in Copenhagen.

In his speech Armenian ambassador Hrachya Aghajanyan noted that many citizens of Scandinavian countries have responded to the disasters Armenian people faced and initiated a wide humanitarian activity to save Armenians, give them shelter and food.

The ambassador expressed gratitude to all the present and Danish Royal Library in particular, as well as Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, on behalf of its director Hayk Demoyan.
The exhibition will last till December 15.