French president to arrive in Yerevan to pay tribute to victims of Armenian genocide
15.04.2015,
16:09
French President Francois Hollande will travel to Armenia to take part in a series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan on April 24, a spokesman for the French foreign ministry Romain Nadal announced.
YEREVAN, April 15. / ARKA /. French President Francois Hollande will travel to Armenia to take part in a series of events to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan on April 24, a spokesman for the French foreign ministry Romain Nadal announced.
"The President of the Republic will fly to Yerevan on April 24 to pay tribute to the memory of victims of the Armenian Genocide,' said Nadal at a briefing on Wednesday.
He said various commemorative events will also be held in France by historical,cultural organizations, associations and local authorities.
The Armenian Genocide was the first genocide of the twentieth century. According to Armenian and many other historians, up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed starting in 1915 in a systematic campaign by the government of Turkey. Turkey has been denying it for decades.
The Armenian genocide was recognized by tens of countries. The first was Uruguay that did so in 1965. Other nations are Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Belgium, Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Greece, Cyprus, Lebanon, Canada, Venezuela, Argentina, 42 U.S. states.
It was recognized also by the Vatican, the European Parliament, the World Council of Churches and other international organizations. --0--
