In memory of all those who died during the Great Massacre
of the Armenians in 1915. With the blessing of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos
of Cilicia… Father and Daughter will walk 1000 Kilometres to trace the route
their forefathers took 100 years ago during the Great Genocide of the Armenians
in 1915. Vartan and his daughter will start the 1000 kilometres walk at the
city of Van in former Armenian (now northern Turkey). The route-reconnaissance
will start in February 2015.
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In memory of all those who died during the Great Massacre
of the Armenians in 1915.
With the blessing of His Holiness Aram I, Catholicos of
Cilicia
Vartan Melkonian is a composer and conductor of classical
music, working chiefly with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also the Patron of the Consortium for
Street Children. In his capacity as
Humanitarian Ambassador, he speaks at the United Nations and at the All-Party
Parliamentary Group in the House of Commons on matters of Street Children.
Despite his achievements, he was brought up at the Birds’ Nest Orphanage in
Byblos Lebanon in the 1950s and spent his formative years scouring the slums of
Beirut.
His daughter, Veronica-Haiganoush, is a university
student in UK, studying towards a degree in Economics. She has just finished her one-year internship
at Ernst Young in London.
Vartan and his daughter will start the 1000 kilometres
walk at the city of Van in former Armenian (now northern Turkey). The
route-reconnaissance will start in February 2015.
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