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  • ANKARA: Paris To Host Turkish Minority Conference On Nov. 25

    PARIS TO HOST TURKISH MINORITY CONFERENCE ON NOV. 25
    By Cihan News Agency

    Zaman, Turkey
    Nov 22 2006

    A conference on minorities living in Turkey will be held in Paris on
    Saturday as a part of activities marking the "Year of Armenian."

    The conference, to be held in the Parisian suburb of Versailles,
    is being referred to as "the common activity of the minorities once
    exterminated or oppressed by Turkey."

    The theme of the conference focuses on the past and future of the
    Armenian, Chaldean, Assyrian, Greek and Kurdish minorities. Leading
    figures from minority associations and academics will also take part
    in the conference.

    France had declared September 2006 to July 2007 as the Year of
    Armenia, a step that has been interpreted as a move to win votes of
    the approximately 500,000 Armenians living in France ahead of the
    French presidential elections in 2007.

    'Armenian genocide' postage stamp

    A postage stamp themed the 'Armenian genocide' has been printed in
    France for the first time as part of the Year of Armenia.

    French postal offices will not distribute the stamps, which were
    printed by a collector. Those who are interested can purchase the
    stamps for two and a half Euros and use them on their letters.
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