An event commemorating the 26th anniversary of Armenian pogroms in Baku took placed in Batumi’s “Surb Prkich” church today.

The event was held by the pastor of Ajarian Armenians, Priest Ararat Gumbalyan.

In his speech, Armenia’s Council General in Batumi Aram Grigoryan noted that the events in Baku, Kirovabad, Shamkhor, Marag were the direct consequence of forgetting the crimes committed in the 20th century, as well as Sumgait massacre and impunity of those guilty, Armenia’s MFA press-service reports.