23.09.2026


On September 23, a delegation led by Luca Zaia, President of the Regional Council of Veneto, Italy, visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial and Museum, accompanied by Alessandro Ferranti, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Armenia.

The guests were welcomed by Shushan Khachatryan, Head of the Department of Documentation and Research of Victims and Survivors of the Armenian Genocide. She presented the history and significance of the creation of the memorial complex.

Members of the delegation laid flowers at the eternal flame, paying tribute to the memory of the innocent victims of the Armenian Genocide.

Shushan Khachatryan accompanied them to the Memory Wall and highlighted foreign figures who assisted Armenians during the Armenian Genocide. In particular, she presented the pro-Armenian activities of Pope Benedict XV and Giacomo Gorrini, Italy's Consul General in Trebizond, as well as their efforts to save Armenians.

Afterward, the guests toured the Armenian Genocide Museum and viewed the permanent and temporary exhibitions.

At the end of the tour, Luca Zaia made an entry in the Book of Honorable Guests. Hrachya Tashchyan, Acting Director of the AGMI, conversed with the members of the delegation, discussing potential avenues for cooperation.

Expressing gratitude for the visit, Hrachya Tashchyan presented delegation leader Luca Zaia with an illustrated album of the Armenian Genocide Museum. The Italian side, in turn, presented the museum-institute with lithographs by Italian artist Vico Calabrò depicting the Doge's Palace and the Church of Santa Maria della Salute in Venice.