First Genocide of 20th Century exhibition to open in Akhaltskha

First Genocide of 20th Century exhibition will open in Akhaltskha’s USAID Democratic Involvement Center on April 23 at the initiative of Zori Zoryan youth union’s Akhaltskha branch, akhaltskha.net website reports.

Armenia’s ambassador to Georgia Hovannes Manukyan, representatives of local authorities, mass media representatives will attend the opening event.

The exhibition will present photos relating to the 1915 Armenian Genocide, stories of witnesses, intellectuals, ambassadors. Works of the members of Vahram Gayfejian union entitled Continuing Genocide will also be exhibited.

The organizers say the goal of the exhibition is to present to the local authorities, members of NGOs and Georgian society the great tragedy that took place in the Ottoman Empire in 1915.