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The President of the United Nations General Assembly, Abdulla Shahid, has deleted his tweet about visiting the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan due to Turkish Gov’t pressure, despite recent alleged efforts to push for normalization between Turkey and Armenia. pic.twitter.com/20TxgdqEiv

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Shahid was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister Vahe Gevorgyan, Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations Mher Margaryan, and the UN Armenia Acting Resident Coordinator Lila Pieters Yahia accompanied Shahid. pic.twitter.com/VPrkak4Pwn

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where he learned more about the Armenian Genocide, in which 1.5 million Armenians perished.

UNGA President Abdulla Shahid signed the honorary guest book.

Director Harutyun Marutyan presented books on the Armenian Genocide to the guest.

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