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Russia Leader Calls Genocide 'A Crime Against Humanity'
Asbarez
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Valentina Matviyenko at Dzidzernagapert (photo by Armenpress)
YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-The Armenian Genocide was "was a crime
against humanity and civilization," said the chairwoman of Russian
Federal Council (Senate), during a visit to Dzidzernageprt memorial
monument on Thursday.
Valentina Matviyenko led a delegation to the Armenian Genocide Museum
and Institute and laid a wreath at the memorial.
"No matter how many centuries pass, such crimes can never be forgotten
nor can they be repeated again," said Matviyenko adding that it
was the right decision by the Armenians to build such a memorial
dedicated to the innocent victims. "As long as the memory lives on,
such things will never happen again."
The visiting dignitary was given a guided tour of the Museum-Institute,
after which she signed the Book of Records and watered the tree she
had planted on an earlier visit to the "Memory Garden."
At a press conference later Thursday with Armenia's Parliament Speaker
Hovig Abrahamian, Matviyenko said the Russian Federal Council was
interested in strengthening cooperation with Armenia's National
Assembly.
Matviyenko added that since establishment of diplomatic relations,
Armenia and Russia have reached mutually beneficial cooperation in
most different spheres.
"Armenia is an active member of the CSTO and the Armenian-Russian
military-technical cooperation is productively developing within that
framework," said Matviyenko.
Abrahamian praised Armenian-Russian cooperation adding that the
visit of the delegation will further contribute to the development
of that cooperation.
Asbarez
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
Valentina Matviyenko at Dzidzernagapert (photo by Armenpress)
YEREVAN (Combined Sources)-The Armenian Genocide was "was a crime
against humanity and civilization," said the chairwoman of Russian
Federal Council (Senate), during a visit to Dzidzernageprt memorial
monument on Thursday.
Valentina Matviyenko led a delegation to the Armenian Genocide Museum
and Institute and laid a wreath at the memorial.
"No matter how many centuries pass, such crimes can never be forgotten
nor can they be repeated again," said Matviyenko adding that it
was the right decision by the Armenians to build such a memorial
dedicated to the innocent victims. "As long as the memory lives on,
such things will never happen again."
The visiting dignitary was given a guided tour of the Museum-Institute,
after which she signed the Book of Records and watered the tree she
had planted on an earlier visit to the "Memory Garden."
At a press conference later Thursday with Armenia's Parliament Speaker
Hovig Abrahamian, Matviyenko said the Russian Federal Council was
interested in strengthening cooperation with Armenia's National
Assembly.
Matviyenko added that since establishment of diplomatic relations,
Armenia and Russia have reached mutually beneficial cooperation in
most different spheres.
"Armenia is an active member of the CSTO and the Armenian-Russian
military-technical cooperation is productively developing within that
framework," said Matviyenko.
Abrahamian praised Armenian-Russian cooperation adding that the
visit of the delegation will further contribute to the development
of that cooperation.