YEREVAN. – The delegation of the World Council of Churches headed by Rev. Dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex.

They laid a wreath at the memorial of the Armenian Genocide victims, put flowers at the Eternal Fire and honored the memory of the innocent victims with a minute of silence, Armenian Gencoide Museum-Institute ( AGMI) said in a statement. 

The delegation also visited the temporary exhibition of AGMI.

The delegation of the World Council of Churches arrived in Armenia to participate in the international consultation on “Crisis in Syria: Challenges for Faith Communities”, which is held in Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.