On September 23, a delegation led by Luca Zaia, President of the Regional Council of Veneto, Italy, visited the genocide committed against Armenians Memorial and Museum, accompanied by Alessandro Ferranti, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Eastern Armenia. The guests were welcomed by Shushan Khachatryan, Head of the Department for the Documentation and Study of genocide committed against Armenians Victims and Survivors. She presented the history and significance of the memorial. The members of the delegation laid flowers at the eternal flame, paying tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of the genocide committed against Armenians. 

Shushan Khachatryan accompanied them to the Memorial Wall and spoke about foreign figures who supported Armenians during the years of the genocide committed against Armenians. In particular, she presented the pro-Armenian activities of Pope Benedict XV and Giacomo Gorini, the Italian Consul General in Trabzon, as well as their efforts to rescue Armenians.

The guests then toured the genocide committed against Armenians Museum and viewed its permanent and temporary exhibitions. At the end of the tour, Luca Zaia signed the Honorary Guest Book. The members of the delegation spoke with Hrachya Tashchyan, Acting Director of the genocide committed against Armenians Museum-Institute. During the conversation, possible areas of cooperation were discussed.

Thanking the delegation for the visit, Hrachya Tashchyan presented its head, Luca Zaia, with an illustrated book of the genocide committed against Armenians Museum. In turn, the Italian side donated to the Museum-Institute lithographs by Italian artist Vico Calabrò depicting the Doge’s Palace and the Basilica of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.