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ARMENIA'S "GENOCIDE" MYTH BEING DISPELLED IN FRANCE
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
July 10 2014
10 July 2014, 16:21 (GMT+05:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
Armenia's myth of the so-called "Armenian genocide" is being dispelled
in France, which is home to a strong Armenian lobby.
A memorial for the alleged genocide, unveiled in 2005 in the French
city of Villeurbanne was desecrated on July 3, the Coordinating
Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) reported.
"Some letters of an inscription on the memorial, which read "Recognize
the Armenian Genocide of 1915," are now missing," the CCAF's statement
reads.
Armenians have worked hard for a long time to get recognition for the
alleged genocide. They are going to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the myth in 2015.
Armenia commemorates the alleged genocide on April 24 each year.
Armenia and the Armenian lobbies claim that Turkey's government
predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, committed genocide against Armenians
in 1915, an allegation dismissed by Ankara. Turkey supports the
creation of a joint historical commission to investigate the events
of 1915, but Armenia is unwilling to disclose its archives as it
fears revealing what the archives may hold.
CCAF noted, this incident proved the need to adopt a new law
criminalizing the denial of "Armenian genocide", as pledged by the
former and current authorities of France.
France became one of the first countries which recognized the so-called
"Armenian genocide" under influence of the Armenian lobby.
The French Senate passed a bill in 2011 that criminalized denial of
acknowledged genocides including both the Holocaust and "Armenian
genocide". The bill was first passed by the parliament in 2012,
but was considered unconstitutional on 28 February 2012.
The Armenian lobby is losing its strong position in France. The CCAF
says the Armenian community of France is facing continuing direct
aggression. This is the second time in the last two months that the
memorials dedicated to Armenia's myth come under attack. Earlier,
a memorial in Marseille which is dedicated to a French-Armenian
activist Missak Manouchian and his resistant group was profaned and
tagged with swastika.
Myths will falter sooner or later. Unlike some French MPs who are
under influence of the Armenian lobby, the local community in France is
fed up with baseless propaganda on the mythical genocide. The growing
aggression against the Armenian community in France can be considered
as a strong blow to the Armenian lobby's propagandistic activities.
AzerNews, Azerbaijan
July 10 2014
10 July 2014, 16:21 (GMT+05:00)
By Jamila Babayeva
Armenia's myth of the so-called "Armenian genocide" is being dispelled
in France, which is home to a strong Armenian lobby.
A memorial for the alleged genocide, unveiled in 2005 in the French
city of Villeurbanne was desecrated on July 3, the Coordinating
Council of Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF) reported.
"Some letters of an inscription on the memorial, which read "Recognize
the Armenian Genocide of 1915," are now missing," the CCAF's statement
reads.
Armenians have worked hard for a long time to get recognition for the
alleged genocide. They are going to celebrate the 100th anniversary
of the myth in 2015.
Armenia commemorates the alleged genocide on April 24 each year.
Armenia and the Armenian lobbies claim that Turkey's government
predecessor, the Ottoman Empire, committed genocide against Armenians
in 1915, an allegation dismissed by Ankara. Turkey supports the
creation of a joint historical commission to investigate the events
of 1915, but Armenia is unwilling to disclose its archives as it
fears revealing what the archives may hold.
CCAF noted, this incident proved the need to adopt a new law
criminalizing the denial of "Armenian genocide", as pledged by the
former and current authorities of France.
France became one of the first countries which recognized the so-called
"Armenian genocide" under influence of the Armenian lobby.
The French Senate passed a bill in 2011 that criminalized denial of
acknowledged genocides including both the Holocaust and "Armenian
genocide". The bill was first passed by the parliament in 2012,
but was considered unconstitutional on 28 February 2012.
The Armenian lobby is losing its strong position in France. The CCAF
says the Armenian community of France is facing continuing direct
aggression. This is the second time in the last two months that the
memorials dedicated to Armenia's myth come under attack. Earlier,
a memorial in Marseille which is dedicated to a French-Armenian
activist Missak Manouchian and his resistant group was profaned and
tagged with swastika.
Myths will falter sooner or later. Unlike some French MPs who are
under influence of the Armenian lobby, the local community in France is
fed up with baseless propaganda on the mythical genocide. The growing
aggression against the Armenian community in France can be considered
as a strong blow to the Armenian lobby's propagandistic activities.