Foreign ministry: Genocide events to be held in dozens of countries

Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandyan participated in the parliamentary hearings organized by the National Assembly’s Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs and Science, Education, Cultural and Youth Affairs ahead of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Foreign Ministry said.

Addressing NA deputies and representatives of NGOs and research centers, Edward Nalbandyan presented the work done by Armenia’s Foreign Ministry and diplomatic missions in connection with the 100th anniversary of the Genocide, stressing the importance of coordinated activities of Diaspora Ministry and Armenian community structures.

“A program of events for 2014-2015 was developed based on the proposals received from diplomatic missions and taking into account the accreditation peculiarities of each country. It is planned to hold events in dozens of countries,” Edward Nalbandyan said.

Speaking about the international community’s efforts on genocide prevention, Minister Nalbandyan said that Armenia strives to join initiatives of other countries and international structures aimed at developing efficient mechanisms of genocide prevention.

Following the speech, Edward Nalbandyan answered numerous questions of hearing participants.