The Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute (AGMI) will be reorganized into a foundation. The government adopted a corresponding decision today.
The government says the decision is conditioned by the need to create more favorable conditions for the implementation of development programs.
The change of status will help improve the management efficiency and ensure investments from different sources, including the Diaspora.
The AGMI is expected to grow into a scientific center with a higher level of autonomy, with will engage foreign researchers, scholars into genocide studies with a view of shaping attitude toward the Armenian genocide among the international community to ensure due comprehension of the issue in the outer world.