Ambassador Yengibaryan particularly emphasized in his speech: "The study of history is of great importance. It helps us to reveal the cruel and inhuman pages of the past, to learn lessons from them for the future and to prevent their recurrence. At the same time, such research sheds light on the stories of those who stood by the Armenian people as bright examples of humanity, compassion and saving human lives. This research project and its funding are part of the scientific cooperation between Armenia and Germany. In December of last year, the Prime Minister of Armenia and the German Chancellor signed an agreement on the strategic agenda of bilateral cooperation, which, among others, attaches particular importance to scientific cooperation between our countries."

Minister Schüle emphasized in his speech: “The ongoing crises and wars in the world clearly show how important our joint research project with Armenia is. We need fact-based truth, the study of authentic sources as a barrier against fake news, newly established nationalism, isolation and uncontrolled regimes. I am convinced that the open and documentary study of historical crimes, as well as the remembrance of the victims, can contribute to the process of mutual understanding and reconciliation between peoples and nations. I am glad that in the year of the 100th anniversary of the death of Johannes Lepsius, we can continue the successful research cooperation with Armenia.”

Established in 2011, the Lepsius House Museum in Potsdam serves as a centre for scholarly research and dialogue, with a particular focus on the life and work of Johannes Lepsius, the history of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire, and the Armenian Genocide during the First World War.

On the basis of the memoranda signed between the relevant ministries of the State of Brandenburg and the Republic of Armenia, research projects have been supported since 2020 with the objective of advancing academic study of one of the first systematic genocides of the twentieth century, while further strengthening international cooperation between Brandenburg and Armenia. The project will be jointly funded by the State of Brandenburg and the Republic of Armenia in 2026 and 2027, with a total allocation of 30,000 euros.

• https://germany.mfa.am/hy/news/2026/01/19/%D5%B0%D5%B0-%D5%AF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%B6-%D5%A1%D5%BB%D5%A1%D5%AF%D6%81%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B4-%D5%A7-%D5%BA%D5%B8%D5%BF%D5%BD%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%B4%D5%AB-%D5%AC%D5%A5%D6%83%D5%BD%D5%AB%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD%D5%AB-%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6-%D5%A9%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A3%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%AB%D5%B6/15247