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Jan 29 2011

France recognized Armenian Genocide 10 years ago

January 29, 2011 | 18:09

On January 29, 2001, the then French President Jacques René Chirac and
Prime Minister Lionel Jospin signed No. 2001-70, officially recognizing
the Armenian Genocide, Nouvelles d`Arménie reports.

At the moment the French Senate considers a bill making it a crime to
deny that Armenians suffered genocide at the hands of Ottoman Turks.

Twenty-one countries and 43 states of the U.S. have so far recognized
the Armenian Genocide.

From: A. Papazian