03.02.2025


At the invitation of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the French Embassy in Armenia, representatives of France's local government bodies visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex on February 2, accompanied by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Armenia, Olivier Decottignies, and representatives of the UNDP.

They were greeted by Lusine Abrahamyan, AGMI Deputy Director for Museum affairs. She guided the visitors to the Memorial Complex, sharing the history of its establishment. The Deputy Director also spoke about three khachkars (cross-stones) installed in the Tsitsernakaberd area, which commemorate the Armenians who were victims of the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku at the end of the last century. She also presented the stories of five freedom fighters who were buried near the Memorial Wall during the Artsakh Liberation War, emphasizing the connection between these events and the Armenian Genocide.

The French delegation laid a wreath at the memorial to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide. They then placed flowers near the Eternal Fire and observed a minute of silence in memory of the innocent martyrs of the Armenian Genocide. The representatives also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum, where they were accompanied by Hasmik Martirosyan, Senior Guide at the AGMI. They explored both the permanent and temporary exhibitions, after which the members of the delegation made entries in the Memory Book for Honored Guests.