100th commemoration of Armenian genocide
YEREVAN. – The Minister of Education and Science of Armenia, Armen Ashotyan, chaired a consultation at the ministry.
The discussants conferred on the events to be organized within the country’s public education sector, and devoted to the forthcoming centenary of the Armenian Genocide.
In particular, it was decided that Armenia’s fifth to twelfth graders will prepare 1.5 million forget-me-nots, which have been recognized as the symbol of the genocide centennial.
Subsequently, these flowers will be presented to the Armenian and foreign guests who will be visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial, in capital city Yerevan, on April 24, the 100th anniversary of this calamity.