On March 18, Ararat Armenian Association of Elda hosted a conference/exhibition called “Peace and Solidarity against Violence” and dedicated to the 102^nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Spanish city of Petrer.

As reported Ararat Armenian Association of Elda to Hayern Aysor, among the attendees were members of the local Armenian community, as well as leaders of different political parties represented in the municipalities of Elda and Petrer and representatives of the municipalities’ cultural departments, including Fernando Portillo Esteve, Juan Ramón García Osorio, Sergi Cremades, Iñaki Pérez Rico and Javier Tenes Navarro.

The conference featured speeches by Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of Spain, Rev. Fr. Shnorhk Sargsyan; Rafael Macía Espi (representative of the Lefts Party of Petrer, representative of the Peace and Solidarity faction); Sandra Pérez García (history professor, Vice-President of Ararat Armenian Association of Elda); Levon Grigoryan (Vice-President of Armenian Home Union in Madrid) and Anahit Ohanyan (President of Ararat Armenian Association of Elda).

The conference was held with the support of the Home of Armenians Union in Madrid (President Vahe Gevorgyan) and the Union’s dance group, the members of which-sisters Anna and Diana Hambardzumyan-performed a graceful Armenian dance and charmed the audience.

The conference was followed by the opening of a painting exhibition showcasing the works by the 4-14-year-old students of the K. Kushnaryan Art School of Yerevan, Merited Painter of the Republic of Armenia Anna Harutyunyan and Spain-based Armenian painter and expert in art history and theory Anahit Ohanyan. The attendees talked about the Armenian colors and unique mindsets with admiration.

The exhibition was featured in the culture section of the national network of Spain as a symbol of peace and solidarity.