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AZNAVOUR URGES SARKOZY TO MEET HIS PLEDGE ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 15, 2011 - 14:21 AMT 10:21 GMT
World known singer, Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles
Aznavour voiced regret over the fact that Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy
of France and Barack Obama of the United States have failed to meet
their electoral pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
As freelance journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net in an
interview with Nouvelles d'Armenie, Aznavour urged Sarkozy to be as
good as his word, otherwise Armenians of France can remember about
the broken promise during the next presidential election in 2012.
On October 12, 2006, French National Assembly passed a bill on
criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial. Recently, WikiLeaks
released a cable quoting French President Nicolas Sarkozy as saying
that the bill "will be buried in the Senate", what aroused Aznavour's
indignation.
On March 13, 2011, about 3000 people gathered at the French Senate
building on March 12 to demand adoption of the bill criminalizing
denial of the Armenian Genocide.
A similar action was held in Marseille.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
March 15, 2011 - 14:21 AMT 10:21 GMT
World known singer, Armenian Ambassador to Switzerland Charles
Aznavour voiced regret over the fact that Presidents Nicolas Sarkozy
of France and Barack Obama of the United States have failed to meet
their electoral pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
As freelance journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net in an
interview with Nouvelles d'Armenie, Aznavour urged Sarkozy to be as
good as his word, otherwise Armenians of France can remember about
the broken promise during the next presidential election in 2012.
On October 12, 2006, French National Assembly passed a bill on
criminalization of the Armenian Genocide denial. Recently, WikiLeaks
released a cable quoting French President Nicolas Sarkozy as saying
that the bill "will be buried in the Senate", what aroused Aznavour's
indignation.
On March 13, 2011, about 3000 people gathered at the French Senate
building on March 12 to demand adoption of the bill criminalizing
denial of the Armenian Genocide.
A similar action was held in Marseille.
From: A. Papazian