The delegation led by Nepal’s Foreign Minister, Narayan Prakash Saud, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial. Edita Gzoyan, acting director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, welcomed the guests. He accompanied the guests to the Armenian Genocide Memorial, presenting the history of the creation of the memorial.
The director of AGMI also referred to the three khachkars placed in memory of the Armenians who died in the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku in the last century in the territory of Tsitsernakaberd and the stories of the five freedom fighters who were buried in front of Hushapat during the Artsakh war, stressing the connection between what happened and the Armenian Genocide. Edita Gzoyan also referred to the historical and legal aspects of the Artsakh issue and presented Azerbaijan’s anti-Armenian actions and propaganda.
The guests from Nepal placed flowers near the eternal fire and observed a minute of silence in memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide. They also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum, where they got acquainted with the permanent and temporary exhibitions, after which the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Nepal, Narayan Prakash Saudi, made a note in the memorial book of the honored guests. Expressing gratitude for the visit, Acting Director of the Armenian Genocide, Edita Gzoyan, presented books about the Armenian Genocide to the honored guest.
