Seminar in the Torosgyugh and Tsoghamarg Communities of Shirak Province as Part of the “Silent Witnesses of History” Program

As part of the “Silent Witnesses of History” program, the “Yntaniq” Children and Youth Creative Center held a seminar-discussion on the topic of “Genocide” according to the scheduled program. The seminar was conducted on April 14 at the secondary school of Tsoghamarg community in Shirak Province and on April 17 at the Alexan Hambaryan Secondary School of Torosgyugh.

The seminars were actively attended by teenagers from the communities, school teaching staff, members of the Union of Freedom Fighters, and veterans. Under the prayer of Reverend Father Harutyun Petrosyan, the participants paid tribute to the memory of the victims of the Genocide.

The teenagers expressed their views on such phenomena. Regardless of their age, they fully understood and recognized the gravity of the crime and its consequences. Each of them called for the international recognition of the Genocide so that such brutal and inhumane acts would never again be perpetrated against any nation, emphasizing that impunity leads to the repetition of such crimes.

The principals of the schools in Tsoghamarg and Torosgyugh communities, A. Arshakyan and G. Hakobyan, expressed their gratitude and emphasized the importance of holding such events in the communities, noting that they would help broaden teenagers’ understanding of genocides and strengthen their national and military-patriotic spirit.

Hermine Sargsyan