08.12.2021


The members of the delegation, led by the first vice president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France Mrs. Stéphanie Pernod, the economic adviser Mrs. Sophie Cruz and the head of the Quebec-France-Francophonie Partnership Mrs. Agnes Hernou, who all arrived in Armenia on a working visit, paid a visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial on 8 December.

AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan welcomed the guests and told them the history of the creation of the Memorial. He also related the story of the 3 khachkars placed in Tsitsernakaberd Park dedicated to the memory of the Armenians who perished during the ethnic cleansing of the Armenian population within Azerbaijan at the end of the last century.

The French guests laid a wreath at the Genocide Monument, after which the members of the delegation put flowers at the Eternal Flame and honored the memory of the innocent martyrs with a minute’s silence. They also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum, seeing the permanent and temporary exhibitions and, at the end of the visit, Mrs. Stéphanie Pernod left a note in the Distinguished Visitors’ Book.

Expressing his thanks to the first vice president of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France Mrs. Stéphanie Pernod for the interest she showed during her visit, Mr. Marutyan presented her with copies of the latest AGMI publications.