French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial today.

The Minister laid a wreath at the memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims and paid tribute to their memory with a moment of silence. Jean-Yves Le Drian later toured the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and left a note in the guestbook.

Within the framework of the visit, the French Minister for Europe will have meetings with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, other officials.