India’s Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial today accompanied by Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.

The Vice-President laid a wreath at the memorial to Armenian Genocide Memorial and paid tribute to the memory of victims with a minute of silence.

Mohammad Hamid Ansari visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI), watched the displays and left a note in the Guest Book.

AGMI Director Hayk Demoyan presented him the English edition of the “Armenian Genocide: Frontpage coverage in the world press” and an album of French Armenian artist Jean Jansem’s works.

India’s Vice-President later planted a fir tree in the memory Alley.