TIGRAN TOROSYAN: ATTEMPTS TO PUT EVERYDAY INTERESTS ABOVE THE MOST IMPORTANT HUMAN VALUES ARE USELESS

armradio.am
27.11.2007 17:58

On November 29, 1967 the Memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims
was opened in Tsitsernakaberd. Today, on the occasion of the 40th
anniversary of establishment of the memorial, a two-day international
forum entitled "From Memory to Commemoration" kicked off in Yerevan.

RA National Assembly Speaker Tigran Torosyan said in his greeting
speech that this memorial is not only a tribute to the memory of
millions of innocent people that fell victims of one of the most
dreadful crimes in human history: This is also a monument of people’s
memory.

"Unfortunately, decades were needed after this terrible event to build
the memorial. I’m confident this is a monument to remind everyone that
the attempts to put the everyday interests above the most important
human values are useless," he underlined.

According to RA Minster of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan, this monument
is not only a memorial to our history, but also symbolizes our
bright future.

Characterizing the memorial as a high cultural value, the Minister
noted that it once again drew the attention of the world to the
painful event that occurred at the turn of the century. "Century
that seemed to be a century of civilization, but this civilization
was fed by blood and slaughter," she noted.