A stone cross (khachkar) commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Armenian pogrom in Sumgait was officially unveiled yesterday in the courtyard of the Saint Nshan Armenian Apostolic Church in Beirut.

The event was organized by the Armenian Genocide 100th Anniversary Committee of Lebanon, the Pyunik All-Armenian Fund and the RA Embassy in Lebanon.

Archbishop Geham Khacheryan, Primate of the Lebanese Diocese, officiated.

Minister of State Panos Manjian, Lebanese MPs and representatives of the Armenian community attended.