Montenegro Deputy Prime Minister visits Tsitsernakaberd

ArmInfo. Deputy Prime Minister  of Montenegro for Foreign and European Affairs Filip Ivanovic visited  the Armenian Genocide Memorial Tsitsernakaberd. He laid a wreath at  the memorial and flowers at the eternal flame, honoring the memory of  the holy martyrs with a minute of silence.

As reported by the press service of the Genocide Museum-Institute,  the director of the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, Edita Gzoyan,  shared the history of the creation of the memorial complex with the  guests. She also touched upon the history of the three khachkars  erected on the territory of Tsitsernakaberd in memory of the  Armenians who were victims of the massacres organized by the  Azerbaijani government in  Sumgait, Kirovabad (Gandzak) and Baku at  the end of the last century. She also told the stories of five  freedom fighters buried in front of the Memorial Wall during the  Artsakh War, emphasizing the connection between these events and the  Armenian Genocide.  Ivanovic also visited the Armenian Genocide  Museum, where he got acquainted with the permanent and temporary  exhibitions. He left an entry in the Book of Honorary Guests.   Montenegro has not officially recognized the Armenian Genocide in the  Ottoman Empire.