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Armenian and Russian Patriarchs visit Tsitsernakaberd

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This morning His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, and His Holiness Kirill Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, visited the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims.

The two Patriarchs laid a wreath at the Memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims. His Holiness Karekin II conducted a requiem mass, after which Patriarch Kirill prayed for repose of the souls of the Genocide victims.

After the prayer the Patriarchs visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and walked about the exhibition halls accompanied by AGMI Director Hayk Demoyan. Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia left a note in the Commemoration Book. Later the Patriarch planted a fir at the Memorial Alley.