ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Sept 27 2005
ALONG WITH ARMENIA FINLAND GRIEVES OVER ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS:
FINNISH PRESIDENT
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 27. ARMINFO. Along with Armenia Finland grieves
over victims of Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey in 1915, stated
Finnish President Tarja Halonen after laying a wreath to
Tsitsernakaberd, the Memorial of Armenian Genocide victims.
In her words, Armenia and Finland try to build their future together.
Halonen expressed hope that Armenia can resolve its contradictions
with Turkey. She noted that every year they commemorate in Finland
the Day of all Genocides victims.
Director of the Genocide Museum-Institute, doctor of history Lavrenty
Barseghyan presented Halonen some monographs dedicated to the history
of Armenian issue and Armenian Genocide in 1915.