On March 17, 2023, at the Hagop Der-Melkonian Theater, the 95th anniversary of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society was marked. Religious denominations, political parties, youth and student associations, and educational and benevolent societies sent their senior representatives; mayors, a former minister, artists, intellectuals, Hamazkayin members, and a large number of supporters participated.
The program began with the national anthems of Lebanon, Armenia, and Artsakh. Shaghig Hovsepian Harutiunian, representative of the Regional Executive Board, offered opening remarks. She noted that celebrating the day means celebrating the society’s work and importance, its founders, and the many tillers of the educational and cultural firmament, and to have new visions and missions, goals and proposals.