Paris mayor honors memory of Genocide victims at Yerevan memorialOctober 8, 2016 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo on Saturday, October 8 visited the Tstitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan to pay tribute to the 1.5 million victims of the massacres. Hidalgo is currently in the Armenian capital to participate in celebrations marking the 2798th birthday of Yerevan. At Tstitsernakaberd, the mayor laid flowers at the eternal flame and visited the museum-institute, also planting a tree at the Memory Alley, Tert.am reports. The official was accompanied by a delegation comprising of members of all the political parties represented in Paris City Council, deputy mayor of the French capital Kamo Areyan, the country's ambassador to Armenia, as well as the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Hayk Demoyan. Leaving a note in the museum’s memory book, Hidalgo called on the world to acknowledge the truth and recognize the Genocide. Talking to reporters, the French official said it was her second visit to Tsitsernakaberd and that she was deeply moved. She reminded that the Paris municipality hosted an interesting exhibition to have a contribution to this important cause. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |