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    ARMENIA CELEBRATES 'GENOCIDE BILL' AT FRENCH EMBASSY

    EuroNews
    Jan 24 2012
    France

    There was a festive mood outside the French embassy in Yerevan as
    Armenians celebrated the passing of a French law making it illegal
    to deny that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks was genocide.

    Many expressed their gratitude to France and French President Nicolas
    Sarkozy, whose party first proposed the bill. Sarkozy also received
    a letter from Armenia's President Serzh Sargsyan.

    Armenian Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandyan said the French decision
    was important for history: "This day will be written in gold, not only
    in the history of friendship between the Armenian and French peoples,
    but also in the annals of history for the protection of human rights
    worldwide, and will further consolidate the existing mechanisms of
    prevention of crimes against humanity."

    All political groups in Armenia, whether in government or opposition,
    have welcomed the decision made by the French Senate on Monday night
    after more than seven hours of debate.

    The French ambassador to Armenia, Henri Renaud, was warmly received
    by the crowd outside the embassy, where many shook his hand and patted
    him on the back.

    A student outside the embassy said he was there to express his
    gratitude: "Today we are together in front of the French embassy in
    Armenia to thank the French people, who, without putting economic
    interests first, adopted the law that will invigorate the relationship
    between French and Armenian people."

    Waving flags, and chanting 'merci', the crowd outside the embassy
    also brought banners and postcards saying 'France is the Protector
    of Historical Justice' and 'France is our Friend'.

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