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MEMORIAL COMPLEX TO ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS TO OPEN IN MARSEILLES ON APRIL 24
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 30 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Opening of a memorial
complex dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims
will take place at the Bomon distict of the city of Marseilles on
April 24. Gilbert Kerkerian, the Deputy Mayor of Marseilles informed
about this at the March 29 meeting with the Armenia-France Friendship
Deputies' Groups. It was mentioned that the French Government which
allocated one million evros, implements building of the memorial
complex, and the author of the idea draft is the Marseilles-Armenia
Association. The Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex became a source of
inspiration for building the memorial complex: it will be engraved
in French and Armenia on the monument: "In the memory of 1 mln
500 thousand Armenian became victims of the first genocide of the
20th century conducted by the Turkish government in 1915." Petros
Mashughian, a member of the Marseilles-Armenia Association mentioned
that four flags will be placed in front of the memorial complex:
France, Armenia, the European Union and the city of Marseilles. It
was also mentioned that the assistance shown by Jean-Claude Gaudin,
the Marseill es Mayor, the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate is
great in building the memorial complex. Mher Shahgeldian, the head
of the Armenia-France Friendship Deputies' Group appreciated the
Armenian-French friendship, considering opening of the memorial
complex symbolical, as the Year of Armenia is marked in France this
year. He also attached importance to the contribution of the Armenian
community in Marseilles and the Marseilles-Armenia Association in the
issue of building the memorial complex . As Noyan Tapan was informed
by the RA NA Public Relations' Department, other issues relating to
the Armenian-French ties and of bilateral interest were discussed at
the meeting.
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Mar 30 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 30, NOYAN TAPAN - ARMENIANS TODAY. Opening of a memorial
complex dedicated to the memory of the Armenian Genocide victims
will take place at the Bomon distict of the city of Marseilles on
April 24. Gilbert Kerkerian, the Deputy Mayor of Marseilles informed
about this at the March 29 meeting with the Armenia-France Friendship
Deputies' Groups. It was mentioned that the French Government which
allocated one million evros, implements building of the memorial
complex, and the author of the idea draft is the Marseilles-Armenia
Association. The Tsitsernakaberd memorial complex became a source of
inspiration for building the memorial complex: it will be engraved
in French and Armenia on the monument: "In the memory of 1 mln
500 thousand Armenian became victims of the first genocide of the
20th century conducted by the Turkish government in 1915." Petros
Mashughian, a member of the Marseilles-Armenia Association mentioned
that four flags will be placed in front of the memorial complex:
France, Armenia, the European Union and the city of Marseilles. It
was also mentioned that the assistance shown by Jean-Claude Gaudin,
the Marseill es Mayor, the First Deputy Chairman of the Senate is
great in building the memorial complex. Mher Shahgeldian, the head
of the Armenia-France Friendship Deputies' Group appreciated the
Armenian-French friendship, considering opening of the memorial
complex symbolical, as the Year of Armenia is marked in France this
year. He also attached importance to the contribution of the Armenian
community in Marseilles and the Marseilles-Armenia Association in the
issue of building the memorial complex . As Noyan Tapan was informed
by the RA NA Public Relations' Department, other issues relating to
the Armenian-French ties and of bilateral interest were discussed at
the meeting.