Senior representatives of Paris Municipality visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on October 22 to commemorate the victims and learn about the memorial complex’s historical and cultural significance.
The delegation included Audrey Pulvar, Deputy Mayor of Paris responsible for international and European relations and Francophonie, and Benoît Herzbrun, Deputy Chief Delegate for International Relations.
The delegation was welcomed at the memorial by Hrachya Tashchyan, Acting Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute. He provided the French guests with a detailed account of the memorial’s origins and construction, discussed its architectural design and explained the monument’s historical and symbolic significance.
Audrey Pulvar laid a wreath at the monument commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide. The delegation members then placed flowers beside the eternal flame, paying tribute to the victims’ memory.
The guests toured the Museum-Institute and viewed its permanent and temporary exhibitions.
At the conclusion of the visit, Audrey Pulvar signed the Book of Honorary Guests.
