11.09.2024


On September 11, the President of the Federal Supreme Court of the Republic of Iraq, Jassim Mohammad Aboud, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, accompanied by the President of the RA Constitutional Court, Arman Dilanyan.

Dr. Edita Gzoyan, Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI), warmly welcomed the delegation and guided them through the Memorial complex, providing insights into its history and significance.

The guests placed flowers at the Eternal Flame and observed a minute of silence in honor of the innocent victims of the genocide. Dr. Gzoyan then accompanied the guests to the Memory Wall, which contains small containers of soil taken from the graves of 19th and 20th-century foreign public figures, politicians, intellectuals, and missionaries who protested the massacres and deportations of Armenians by the Ottoman government. The guests listened with great interest to the story of Faiz El-Ghusein, an Arab lawyer and a witness to the Armenian Genocide, and his pro-Armenian advocacy.

Lusine Abrahamyan, AGMI’s Deputy Director for Museum Affairs, led the delegation through the museum’s permanent and temporary exhibitions. Following the tour, Mr. Jassim Mohammad Aboud left a note in the Memory Book for Honored Guests. Dr. Gzoyan then presented Mr. Aboud with Arabic books about the Armenian Genocide and expressed her gratitude for his visit.

The delegation concluded their visit with a tour of the Memory Alley, where Iraqi President Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid planted a silver fir tree last year.