مراسم گرامی داشت قربانیان سانحه هواپیمائی توپولوف کاسپین
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SPECIAL REQUIEM SERVICE FOR
VICTIMS OF FLIGHT 7908 IN SYDNEY
VICTIMS OF FLIGHT 7908 IN SYDNEY
WEDNESDAY 22 JULY 2009
Sydney, Australia - The tragedy of the air disaster of Caspian Air Flight 7908 last Wednesday has gripped the Armenian Community of Sydney having lost two of its promising and finest youth in the tragedy.
A number of local families too lost loved ones among the 168 people killed on the flight bound from Tehran to Yerevan which soon after take-off reportedly crashed in north-western Iran .
The death of siblings, Arin and Ani Abcarian from Sydney has devastated family and friends as well as the Armenian Community at large that is mourning their loss along with the reported 40 Armenians on board this fatal flight, 5 of which have been reported to be citizens of the Republic of Armenia.
This evening, a special requiem service presided by His Eminence Archbishop Aghan Baliozian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australiaand New Zealand was held at the Armenian Apostolic Church of Holy Resurrection in Sydney for the community tounite in prayer, share their sorrow and console their grief.
Present at the service were members of the Abcarian family withclose relatives and friends as well as those families who lost relatives that were citizens of Iran . At the invitation of the Primate, Mr Gholamali Rajabi Yazdi, Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Australia representing the Ambassador, His Excellency Mahmoud Movahhedi was in attendance as were representatives of community organisations and members of the community who wished to pay their respects to the victims of the air crash tragedy.
The requiem service began with prayers for the repose of the souls of those killed after which the names of the 168 victims were announced in respect to their memory.
The death of siblings, Arin and Ani Abcarian from Sydney has devastated family and friends as well as the Armenian Community at large that is mourning their loss along with the reported 40 Armenians on board this fatal flight, 5 of which have been reported to be citizens of the Republic of Armenia.
This evening, a special requiem service presided by His Eminence Archbishop Aghan Baliozian, Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of Australiaand New Zealand was held at the Armenian Apostolic Church of Holy Resurrection in Sydney for the community tounite in prayer, share their sorrow and console their grief.
Present at the service were members of the Abcarian family withclose relatives and friends as well as those families who lost relatives that were citizens of Iran . At the invitation of the Primate, Mr Gholamali Rajabi Yazdi, Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Australia representing the Ambassador, His Excellency Mahmoud Movahhedi was in attendance as were representatives of community organisations and members of the community who wished to pay their respects to the victims of the air crash tragedy.
The requiem service began with prayers for the repose of the souls of those killed after which the names of the 168 victims were announced in respect to their memory.
The message of condolence of His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians was read and in honour of the Iranian dignitary, Mr Gholamali Rajabi Yazdi, a communiqué extending the sympathy of the Armenian Community to the Republic of Iran was presented in Farsi by a local community member.
Archbishop Baliozian delivered his sermon in which he spoke so fondly of the two Armenian-Australian youth whom he has warmly embraced and regrettably got to know more closely as aconsequence of this tragedy.
Archbishop Baliozian delivered his sermon in which he spoke so fondly of the two Armenian-Australian youth whom he has warmly embraced and regrettably got to know more closely as aconsequence of this tragedy.
He articulated the quiet achievements of both Arin and Ani as outstanding young members not only of the Armenian community but broader, particularly with Arin's high standing as a medical researcher and PhD student at Sydney University . Ani, university student herself, was greatly admired for her active ontribution to community life. He also conveyed his deep condolences to the families who lost relatives in the tragedy.
Following the service, the congregation gathered in the church hall for requiem coffee service which provided an opportunity for community members to share their grief and comfort each other.
Following the service, the congregation gathered in the church hall for requiem coffee service which provided an opportunity for community members to share their grief and comfort each other.
The Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Australia met personally with families directly affected by this tragedy and collaborated with other community members with expressions of sympathy.
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