17.11.2017
Aloysio Nunes Ferreira, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex accompanied by David Ohanyan, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan, and AGMI acting director Gevorg Vardanyan.
Aloysio Nunes Ferreira Ferreira laid a wreath at the Genocide Monument, and together with the members of the Brazilian delegation put flowers at the eternal fire and honored the memory of the innocent martyrs with a minute of silence. Gevorg Vardanyan introduced the guests with the history of the construction of the memorial complex.
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil also visited the Armenian Genocide Museum and was introduced with the museum exhibits, documentary proofs and photos about the Armenian Genocide. He also left a note in the Memory Book of Honorable Guests.
The minister also made a tour in the Memory Alley where he planted a silver fir.
Aloysio Nunes Ferreira was a member of the legislative body who initiated the recognition and condemnation of the Armenian Genocide Resolution in the Brazilian Senate in May 27, 2015.
