Mayor Anne Hidalgo of Paris on Saturday paid a visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial, in Armenia’s capital city of Yerevan, News.am reports.
Paris mayor visits Armenian Genocide Memorial
STEPANAKERT, OCTOBER 8, ARTSAKHPRESS: The mayor of the French capital city paid tribute to the innocent victims of this tragedy, and placed flowers at the Eternal Flame.
Hidalgo, who arrived in Yerevan on Friday evening, also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and signed its honorary guestbook.
“Truth, recollection of history shapes the future of humanity. With respects, Anne Hidalgo,” she wrote on the guestbook.
In addition, Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Director Hayk Demoyan presented a letter of thanks to the guest of honor, and for organizing an Armenian Genocide Centennial exhibition last year in Paris.
At the end of her visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial, Anne Hidalgo planted a fir at the Memory Alley of the memorial.
