The ceremony of the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Tehran started with the lighting of candles on the evening of April 23 from the yard of St. Sargis Cathedral. On the morning of April 24, a liturgy was served, flowers were laid at the memorial to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, and at 7.30 pm, a mourning ceremony was held in Tehran’s famous “Ararat” sport complex with the participation of thousands of Iranian-Armenians. The speaker of the day was the director of the Institute of History of NAS RA, Academician Ashot Melkonyan. The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Prof. Arsen Avagyan and the Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church in Tehran, His Grace Archbishop Sepuh Sargsyan rendered speeches. The local youth structures performed artistic performances. The event was attended also by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Iran Levon Chagaryan, members of the Iranian Parliament, representatives of numerous Iranian-Armenian organizations.