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HOLLANDE TO BE IN ARMENIA ON APRIL 24 - AMBASSADOR
YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. France president Francois Hollande
will come to Armenia on april 24 to commemorate the 1915 genocide of
Armenians, French ambassador to Armenia Jean-Francois Charpentier said,
as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
Asked to comment on Turkish president's decision to celebrate the
victory at Gallipoli on that day, the ambassador said he is not
commenting on other countries' celebration decisions.
"Every country makes its own decision who to send and where. Francois
Hollande will come to Armenia. It is not clear yet who will go to
Turkey", Charpentier said.
Earlier, the Turkish press reported that president Erdogan invited
his Armenian colleague to Turkey to celebrate the anniversary of
the victory in the Battle of Gallipoli on April 23-24. Sargsyan
said in his response the president pursues a sole aim of diverting
the attention of the global community from the Armenian genocide
centennial commemoration.
There are currently no diplomatic relations established between Turkey
and Armenia: official Ankara closed the border in 1993. The uneasy
relationship between the countries is caused particularly by Ankara's
support to Azerbaijan on Karabakh problem and Turkey's overreaction
to international recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman
Empire.
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--
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From: Baghdasarian
YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. France president Francois Hollande
will come to Armenia on april 24 to commemorate the 1915 genocide of
Armenians, French ambassador to Armenia Jean-Francois Charpentier said,
as cited by Novosti-Armenia.
Asked to comment on Turkish president's decision to celebrate the
victory at Gallipoli on that day, the ambassador said he is not
commenting on other countries' celebration decisions.
"Every country makes its own decision who to send and where. Francois
Hollande will come to Armenia. It is not clear yet who will go to
Turkey", Charpentier said.
Earlier, the Turkish press reported that president Erdogan invited
his Armenian colleague to Turkey to celebrate the anniversary of
the victory in the Battle of Gallipoli on April 23-24. Sargsyan
said in his response the president pursues a sole aim of diverting
the attention of the global community from the Armenian genocide
centennial commemoration.
There are currently no diplomatic relations established between Turkey
and Armenia: official Ankara closed the border in 1993. The uneasy
relationship between the countries is caused particularly by Ankara's
support to Azerbaijan on Karabakh problem and Turkey's overreaction
to international recognition of the 1915 Armenian genocide in Ottoman
Empire.
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--
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From: Baghdasarian