13.06.2025


On June 13, a delegation led by Gunārs Kūtris, head of the Latvia-Armenia Friendship Group of the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial. They were accompanied by Arsen Torosyan, head of the Armenia-Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia Friendship Group of the National Assembly of Armenia.

The guests were welcomed by Edita Gzoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, who guided them to the memorial and presented the history of its creation. She also spoke about the three khachkars (cross-stones) at Tsitsernakaberd, erected in memory of Armenians who fell victim to massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku at the end of the last century, as well as the five freedom fighters buried near the Memorial Wall during the Artsakh Liberation War, highlighting the connection between these events and the Armenian Genocide.

The delegation members laid flowers at the Eternal Flame and observed a minute of silence in memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. They also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum, where, accompanied by AGMI guide Mery Yeghikyan, they viewed the permanent and temporary exhibitions. Afterwards, Mr. Gunārs Kūtris signed the Honorary Guest Book.

Expressing gratitude for the visit, AGMI Director Edita Gzoyan presented the honored guest with books about the Armenian Genocide.