20.05.2025


On May 20, a delegation led by Annita Demetriou, President of the House of Representatives of the Republic of Cyprus, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex. The delegation was accompanied by members of the Armenia–Cyprus Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Commission, Hasmik Hakobyan and Hripsime Hunanyan.

The guests were welcomed by Dr. Edita Gzoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI), who guided them to the Armenian Genocide Memorial and presented the history of its creation. Dr. Gzoyan also highlighted the three khachkars (cross-stones) placed in memory of the Armenians massacred in Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku at the end of the last century during pogroms organized by the Azerbaijani government. She also spoke about the five Artsakh war heroes buried near the Memorial Wall, drawing attention to the continuity between those atrocities and the Armenian Genocide.

President Demetriou laid a wreath at the memorial commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The guests placed flowers at the Eternal Fire and observed a moment of silence to honor the innocent martyrs.

The delegation then toured the Armenian Genocide Museum, accompanied by AGMI guide Meri Yeghikyan, where they viewed both the permanent and temporary exhibitions. At the end of the visit, President Anita Demetriou made an entry in the Museum’s Honorary Guest Book.

As a token of appreciation, Dr. Gzoyan presented President Demetriou with publications on the Armenian Genocide. In turn, the President of the House of Representatives of Cyprus presented a commemorative gift to the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute.