CROSS-STONE COMMEMORATING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL UNVEILED IN VALENCE, FRANCE
16:12, 20 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
A cross-stone in memory of the Armenian genocide victims was unveiled
in Valence, France, on April 19.
The monument is a copy of a cross stone erected in Jugha in 699-702.
The solemn ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Valance, Nicolas
Daragon, other officials, clergymen and representatives of the local
Armenian community.
The Mayor’s 2014 decision to install a cross-stone in Valence in
commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide faced
protests by Turkey.
From: A. Papazian
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