Climate activist Greta Thunberg visits Armenian Genocide Memorial

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial today.

Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) Edita Gzoyan briefed her on the history of the creation of the memorial. The AGMI Director also touched upon the three khachkars installed in the Tsitsernakaberd area in memory of the Armenians who fell victim to the massacres organized by the Azerbaijani government in the cities of Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak), and Baku late last century, and the stories of the five freedom fighters buried in front of the Memorial Wall during the Artsakh war.

Greta Thunberg honored the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide with a moment of silence at the eternal flame.

The environmental activist also toured the Armenian Genocide Museum, where she got acquainted with the permanent and temporary exhibitions accompanied by AGMI tour guide Elen Hakobyan, after which she made a note in the museum’s guestbook.

At the end of the visit, AGMI Director Edita Gzoyan presented the guest with books on the Armenian Genocide and the Artsakh issue.