The Deputy Mayor of Paris honored the memory of the holy martyrs of the Armenian Genocide.

ArmInfo. Audrey Pulvar, Deputy Mayor of Paris for International and European Relations and Francophonie, and Benoît Hertzbrun, Deputy Delegate General for International Relations, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial.

According to the press service of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, the guests were welcomed and accompanied by the acting director of the museum, Hrachya Tashchyan. He spoke about the history of the Memorial's construction, its architectural features, and its significance.

Audrey Pulvar laid a wreath at the monument commemorating the victims of the Armenian Genocide, after which the delegation members laid flowers at the eternal flame, paying tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire. The guests toured the Armenian Genocide Museum and viewed its permanent and temporary exhibitions. At the end of her visit, Audrey Pulvar signed the Guest Book.

France officially recognized the Armenian Genocide in January 2001 by passing a law to that effect. Furthermore, April 24 is officially recognized as Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day and is included in the official French calendar.