On March 31, President of Swiss Confederation Micheline Calmy-Rey laid a wreath at the Armenian Genocide Memorial Tsitsernakaberd and watered the fir tree she had planted in the Ally of Remembrance in 2006. Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan and Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian accompanied the Swiss President.

The Deputy Director of the Genocide Museum Suren Manukyan presented Micheline Calmy-Rey the details of the tragedy at the beginning of the 20th century.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, Calmy-Rey will hold meetings with the Armenian top officials and will visit the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin to meet with Catholicos Karekin II.

She will also participate in the opening ceremony of Switzerland’s embassy in Yerevan.

On April 1, President of Swiss Confederation will leave for the city of Gyumri where she will visit KASA Swiss Humanitarian Foundation.