YEREVAN. – Russian Federation Council Deputy Chairman Nikolai Ryzhkov, who is also Co-Chairman of the Russian–Armenian Commission on Interparliamentary Cooperation, as well as the participants in the 28th Yerevan meeting of this commission, on Thursday visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, in the capital city of Armenia.

The guests from Russia placed  flowers at the Eternal Flame, and paid silent tribute to—and bowed before—the memory of the Holy Martyrs of this tragedy.

“Centuries will pass, but Armenian Genocide will never be forgotten,” said Ryzhkov. “Even though four generations have already changed in Turkey, they continue the policy of Armenian Genocide denial. Steps should be taken toward reconciliation between the two peoples.

“Sadly, the tragic events, which occurred with the Armenians one hundred years ago, today continue in Syria and elsewhere; preventing them is a sacred deed for us and for you.”