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A khachkar (cross-stone) dedicated to Anna Hedvig Büll who saved thousands of Armenian orphans during the Genocide was consecrated in the Estonian town of Haapsalu on Monday.

The ceremony was attended by Armenian Education Minister Armen Ashotyan, Ambassador to Estonia Ara Ayvazyan, Haapsalu Mayor Urmas Sukles, spiritual leader of the Armenians of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia Priest Khosrov Stepanyan, representatives of the Armenian community.

Minister Ashotyan thanked organizers and stressed importance of official condemnation of the crime against humanity.

Mayor of Haapsalu, for his part, noted that the move by Anna Hedvig Büll is a proof of centuries-long friendship between the Armenian and Estonian nations based on common religious and moral values. He expressed hope that khachkar will be a reason for Armenians living in different parts of the world to visit the Estonian town.

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