The delegation of the Leipzig city authorities visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial.
07-10-2026 16:50 Armenia Press release
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The delegation of the Leipzig city authorities, led by the Deputy Mayor for Culture Skadi Jenike, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial accompanied by the German Ambassador to Armenia, Claudia Bush.
The delegation was welcomed and accompanied during the visit by the Acting Director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Hrachya Tashchyan. At the beginning of the visit, he presented the history of the construction of the Armenian Genocide Memorial, its architectural features, and significance.
The members of the delegation from Germany laid a wreath at the monument commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide and then honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence near the eternal flame.
Afterward, Hrachya Tashchyan escorted the guests to the Commemorative Wall, where the pro-Armenian activities of German figures Johannes Lepsius and Armin Wegner were presented.
The members of the delegation toured the permanent and temporary exhibitions, familiarizing themselves with the history of the Armenian Genocide, the process of its implementation, the human and cultural losses suffered by the Armenian people, as well as the efforts aimed at preserving historical memory. At the end of the tour, the head of the delegation made an entry in the Guest Book of Honor at the Armenian Genocide Museum.
At the end of the visit, Hrachya Tashchyan expressed gratitude to the members of the delegation for their visit and presented the head of the delegation, Skadi Jenike, with a pictorial book of the Armenian Genocide Museum.
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