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Dr Ara Kanekanian welcoming visitors to the Temple of Peace |
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Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian preparing to conduct the Requiem service |
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Part of the audience at the Requiem and Blessing of the Memorial |
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Lord Dafydd Elis Thomas - Presiding Officer of the National Assembly of Wales - holds up the marble cross presented to him from His Catholicos Karekin II by Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian |
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Stephen Thomas, Director of the Welsh Centre for International Affairs, speaking at the Memorial |
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Dr Vahe Gabrielyan, Bishop Nathan Hovhannisian and Lord Elis Thomas at the Memorial |
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Dr Vahe Gabrielyan places a wreath at the Memorial |
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Côr Cohion |
Côr Aelwyd Hamdden |
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Canon Patrick Thomas speaking on "Wales and Armenia" |
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Historian Mike Joseph speaking about the late Aneurin Williams the Liberal MP who espoused the Armenian cause in 1915 |
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The Aghtamar Dance Group - Director Arsen Zakaryan |
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Duduk Players: Ara Petrossian and Karabet Baljian |
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Teni Nersessian offers a dramatic recitation of an Armenian poem |
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Eilian Williams receives an ovation and discusses future campaigning |
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Mike Pepper thanks the National Assembly of Wales, the Church of Wales and the Trustees of the Temple of Peace for their support. |
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| Details of the memorial |
| Some photos of the ceremony |
| Further details of ceremony of consecration of the memorial |
| "Why?" a memorial |
| Our thanks |