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    MONUMENT TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS OPENED IN FRENCH CITY OF TOULON

    Noyan Tapan
    Armenians Today
    Jun 13 2006

    PARIS, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Ambassador of Armenia
    to France Edvard Nalbandian and Toulon Mayor, Senator, former Minister
    Hubert Falco opened solemny in the Toulon central park on June 9 the
    tufa-built khachkar (cross stone)-monument dedicated to memory of the
    1915 Armenian Genocide victims erecting of which the Armenian community
    of Toulon assisted. Prefects, deputies, mayors, local self-government
    bodies and heads of the French Armenian organizations, hundreds of
    representatives of the Armenian community were present at the ceremony.

    The French Naval Orchestra performed at the ceremony of opening the
    khachkar hymns of Armenia and France, the two countries' flags were
    bent, numerous wreaths were laid to the monument.

    As Noyan Tapan was informed by the RA Foreign Ministry's Press and
    Information Department, in his speech Ambassador E.Nalbandian mentioned
    that khachkars-monuments dedicated to memory of the Armenian Genocide
    victims were opened in different cities of France during the recent
    years. These khachkars-monuments express the whole French people's
    unreserved condemnation of the Genocide and solidarity with the
    Armenian people in a notable and obvious way.

    "Within the framework of the Year of Armenia in France, about 40 oldest
    khachkars created by Armenian masters will be exhibited in Louvre,
    at the exhibition entitled Armenia Sacra, as the brightest display
    of the Armenian people's culture," E.Nalbandian said.

    During the visit paid to Toulon, Ambassador E.Nalbandian discussed
    with Hubert Falco preparatory process of events envisaged in Toulon
    within the framework of the Year of Armenia to France.
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