Delegation led by Indian Chief of Defense Staff  visits  Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex

ArmInfo. A delegation led by the Chief of Staff of the Indian Armed Forces, General Anil Chauhan, visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial Complex to commemorate the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

According to the press service of the Museum-Institute of the  Armenian Genocide Victims, the delegation was welcomed by the  Director of the Institute, Edita Gzoyan. Following the official  wreath-laying ceremony, the guests laid flowers at the eternal flame  and honored the memory of the innocent victims with a minute of  silence. Gzoyan then escorted the guests to the Museum of the  Armenian Genocide Victims, where they were introduced with the  museum's permanent and temporary exhibitions.  Special emphasis was  placed on a poster depicting Indian eyewitnesses of the Armenian  Genocide and the efforts of Indian soldiers to rescue Armenian  orphans. The orphaned child, Hrach Gndkazatyan, was named the hero of  this story as a sign of gratitude. At the end of the tour, General  Chauhan made a note in the Memory  Book of Honorable Guests.