On March 7, 2015 the commemorative evening in memory of the Armenian Genocide victims was held in Tbilisi Saint Poghos-Petros Catholic Mother Cathedral, together with the Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Georgia.

The people who attended the evening had a chance to see a photo exhibition telling about the “Great Crime”.

The commemorative evening in the crowded church began with the Our Father prayer. The leader of the Apostolic Department of Caucasian Latin Catholics, His Grace Archbishop Giuseppe Pasotto, spoke about the crimes against Armenian and Jewish nations at the beginning of the century and condemned any crime against humanity.

Afterwards, a commemorative service was delivered and a prayer was read for the peace of souls of the victims of the Armenian Genocide committed by the Ottoman Empire in Western Armenia.

The president of the Union of Armenian Intellectuals of Georgia, historian Enok Tadevosyan, gave a lecture on the “Great Crime”. The poetess Marina Movsesova-Kirakosyan read her poems.

“Though Armenian people lost their homeland because of the Genocide, they had their valiant battles and heroes, who fought for the rescue of their people”, said the Primate of the Armenian Diocese, His Grace Bishop Vazgen Mirzakhanyan. His Grace thanked those nations and countries that share our nation’s grief, those countries that helped and provided shelter and support to Armenians who survived. “Armenian people treat their past, present and future in responsible way”, His Grace mentioned, “We are re-born through the liberation of Artsakh and reunification with the Motherland, through new achievements in the Motherland and abroad”. The Primate of the Diocese thanked the leader of the Apostolic Department of Caucasian Latin Catholics for organizing and hosting this commemorative evening.

The choirs of catholic and diocese’s churches performed Armenian, Italian and Georgian songs in memory of the victims.