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Narishkin visits Tsitsernakaberd

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The delegation led by Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Sergey Narishkin, who is in Armenia for a two-day official visit at the invitation of Chairman of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, visited the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial with the accompaniment of Vice-Chairman of the RA National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov today, laid flowers and a wreath at the monument to the victims of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 and paid tribute to the 1.5 million innocent victims.

The high-ranking guests also visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, where he got acquainted with the documents confirming the Armenian Genocide and left a note in the register for honorable guests. The Chairman of the State Duma also planted a fir tree in the "Garden of Remembrance", reports the NA Department of Information and Public Relations.