YEREVAN, 11 APRIL, ARMENPRESS. Italians will never forget about Armenia and the Armenians again. This was the impression that Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia in Milan Pietro Kuciukian got as he participated in the re-placement of the remains (skull) of Gregory the Illuminator and the church ceremony on the occasion of the blessing of the cross-stone dedicated to the Armenian Genocide Centennial in Naples. “This event served as another occasion to let Italians know about the Armenians again, and the Italians will remember the spiritual and cultural values of Armenia for a long time,” the Honorary Consul said in an interview with “Armenpress”.

 After the church ceremony in Naples, President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan granted the Movses Khorenatsi Medal to the Honorary Consul for his notable contributions to the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, for the strengthening of Armenian-Italian friendly relations, as well as for his pro-Armenian activities in society and politics. The medal is binding and encouraging, and the Honorary Consul is preparing to continue to let the world know about the Armenian Genocide with new stories about the Ottomans who helped the Armenians, even by risking their lives and being called traitors and killed by the Ottoman Turks for that. He has a series of works dedicated to the benefactors and missionaries of American, French, German, Austrian and other nationalities who extended a helping hand to the Armenians during the years of the Armenian Genocide.