“Armenia – the mystery of the rocks” exhibit opens at Mexican Senate

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An exhibition entitled “Armenia – the mystery of the rocks” dedicated to the milestones of the Armenian civilization was organized this week at the hall of the Senate of the United Mexican States, on the initiative of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate of Mexico and the Embassy of Armenia in Mexico, according to Massis Post.

Armenia’s envoy to Mexico Grigor Hovhannissian, accredited ambassadors, members of parliament, politicians and public figures, representatives of the Armenian community and journalists attended the event.

The exhibit was officially inaugurated by the Mexican Senate Vice-Speaker Jose Rosas Aispuru Torres, Chairwoman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Gabriela Cuevas Barron and the Ambassador Hovhannissian.

In his opening remarks, the latter reflected on the global significance of the Armenian civilization, attached importance to the efforts of dozens of states across the Middle East, Europe and Far Asia in the preservation of Armenian cultural heritage, as well as condemned barbarism against universal cultural heritage by the Islamic State and Azerbaijan.

The Senate Vice-Speaker, in turn, commended dynamics of the development of inter-parliamentary relations and reflected on Armenian cultural and spiritual values, as well as the necessity of their public recognition.

The opening ceremony was concluded with a video presentation on the Armenian alphabet by Girayr Dadasyan and the footage of “Yerevan – UNESCO’s world book capital” 3D mapping.