Presentation of Johannes Lepsius’ “Germany and Armenia 1914-1918. Collection of diplomatic documents” book on the Armenian Genocide took place in Buenos Aires on the initiative of Armenian embassy to Argentina and Akian Graphics.

The book was translated into Spanish through the efforts and financial assistance of 89-year-old Armenian Anahit Barikian.

The event kicked off with the welcoming remarks by the Armenian ambassador to Argentina Vladimir Karmirshalyan.

Johannes Lepsius (1858, Potsdam, Germany - 1926, Meran, Italy) was a German Protestant missionary, Orientalist, and humanist with a special interest in trying to prevent the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. Lepsius is known for his documentation of the Armenian Genocide.