YEREVAN. – A global social and political conference, titled “Against the Crime of Genocide,” will be convened on Wednesday and Thursday in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.

Armenia Presidential Chief of Staff Vigen Sargsyan, who is also chairman of the organizing committee for the Armenian Genocide Centennial commemorations, stated the aforesaid at a press conference on Monday.

In Sargsyan’s words, the conference will be devoted to the combat against not solely the Armenian Genocide, but all genocides in the world.

He also informed that the canonization ceremony for the Armenian Genocide victims will be performed on Thursday at the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.

And early in the morning on Friday, April 24—the day of the Genocide centenary—, more than sixty official delegations—comprising state and international organizations—will visit the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan.

“This year the people’s admission to the memorial will be possible as of 1pm,” Vigen Sargsyan added.