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IN WASHINGTON THE FACT OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS ADMITTED

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In the Washington Kennedy center the concert of the worldwide famous cello player Jo-Jo Ma and his musical group “Silk Road” took place. It is noteworthy that alongside with melodies of different nations the group also represented Armenian music – the works of Komitas.

While representing the Armenian national music and Komitas to the hall where 3 thousand people were sitting he mentioned the rich customs of the Armenian art, also stressing the hard way of life of Komitas, as “the witness and victim to the first Genocide of the 20th century – the Great Armenian Genocide”.

High-ranked officials of the US board of administration, members of the Congress, head of the World Bank J. Wolfenson, many artists and representatives of the Armenian community were present at the concert.