BOTH SARKOZY AND HOLLANDE TO HONOR MEMORY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS
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April 24, 2012 | 16:24
Both France’s presidential candidates Nicolas Sarkozy and Francois
Hollande will participate in the ceremony dedicated to 97th anniversary
of the Armenian Genocide on Tuesday evening, Liberation writes
referring to AFP.
They will lay wreaths at the monument to Komitas and will deliver
speeches, said chairman of Coordination Council of Armenian
organizations of France Mourad Papazian.
The fact of the Armenian Genocide is recognized by many states. It
was first recognized in 1965 by Uruguay. In general, the Armenian
Genocide in Ottoman Turkey has already been recognized by Russia,
France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania,
Slovakia, Switzerland, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada,
Venezuela, Argentina, and 42 U.S. states.
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