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 As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |