Armenian government officials gather at Dzidzernagapert to commemorate the Armenian Genocide
YEREVAN, STEPANAKERT—The 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide was marked in Armenia and Artsakh, with the leaders of both republics shepherding their citizen in commemoration events and wreath laying at the Genocide memorials.
President Serzh Sarkisian and the First Lady Rita Sarkisian visited the Dzidzernagapert Memorial Monument in Yerevan Monday along with Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan and the entire Armenian government as well as His Holiness Karekin II, Catholicos of All Armenians. The president laid a wreath at the memorial and placed flowers at the eternal fire, which immortalizes the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.
President Serzh Sarkisian and his entourage of government officials at Dzidzernagapert on Monday
Following the ceremony, Sarkisian led his delegation on a tour of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, where they viewed the permanent displays and a temporary exhibit dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence entitled “From the Yeghern to the Re-Establishment of Independence.â€
