On October 27, the Union of Armenian Associations in Sweden arranged an evening gathering to pay tribute to those political figures and other organizations which had played a vital role in Riksdag´s March 11 recognition of the 1915 Genocide.

Armenian Ambassador, Mr. Ara Aivazian, was also present at this occasion and presented the guests of honor with individual letters of appreciation, signed by the Chairman of the Armenian National Assembly, Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan. Chairman of the Union of Armenian Associations, Mr. Mihran Demirian, opened the meeting with a moment of silence, commemorating the victims of the shootings in the Armenian National Assembly on October 27, 1999. Thereafter each guest of honor was presented with a letter of appreciation and flowers.

Among the guests were also represents for the Assyrian/Syrian and Pontic Greek associations in Sweden, whom the Armenian community has been cooperating with. Emphasizing on the importance of this cooperation, Mr. Demirian expressed his wishes that this cooperation will also continue and develop in the future. The evening ended with a dinner table of Armenian dishes and pastry.

The guests of honor were: Annelie Enochson (MP, Christian Democrat), Fredrik Malm (MP, Liberal), Claes Nordmark (Social Democrat), Gulan Avci (Liberal), Peter Weiderud (Christian Social Democrat), Bodil Ceballos (MP, Greens), Hans Linde (MP, Left), Esabelle Dingizian (MP, Greens), Kostas Fraggidis (Evxinos Pontos Stockholm), Özcan Kaldoyo (Assyrian Syrian Chaldean Association) and Sait Yildiz (Union of Assyrian Associations in Sweden). The absent guests invited to this occasion were Agneta Berliner (Liberal), Mats Pertoft (Greens) and Yilmaz Kerimo (MP, Social Democrat).