YEREVAN, JANUARY 24, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian community organization of Quebec organized a commemorative event on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s assassination on January 21 in Montreal, Canada. The event was attended by Ambassador of Armenia to Canada H.E. Armen Yeganyan, the ministry of foreign affairs told ARMENPRESS.

Cem Özdemir, co-chair of the German political party Alliance '90/The Greens delivered a speech during the event. High ranking diplomats, political and public figures, reporters, heads of the Armenian community structures and hundreds of representatives of Quebec’s Armenian community were present at the event.]

Ambassador Yeganyan delivered a speech praising “Zoryan” Institute director Gurgen Sargsyan and famous Canadian-Armenian figure Raffi Bedrosyan for organizing the event. The Ambassador highlighted the holding of the event, noting as long as there are people who continue Dink’s work, his memory will not be forgotten. Ambassador Yeganyan thanked German lawmaker Ozdemir for his large-scale work and awarded him with the Armenian Embassy Certificate.

In his long speech, Ozdemir reflected on his long-lasting friendly relations with Hrant Dink and emphasized the important role which Dink had for raising awareness of the Armenian Genocide in Turkey. Ozdemir also mentioned that it is due to Hrant Dink that he initiated the German Parliament’s adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution.

The event also included the screening of a film on Hrant Dink’s life and an online address from his widow – Rakel Dink.

A similar commemorative event was held on January 22 in Toronto as well.