  Hollande says unaware of Armenian Genocide chapter in French textbooks  August 29, 2012 - 12:01 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - A recent decision to include a chapter on the Armenian Genocide in French history textbooks was made out of the knowledge of French President François Hollande, according to Hürriyet Daily News. As Hollande reportedly said during the 20th Annual Ambassador's Conference in Paris, he did not give any instruction for the new regulation. "I do not know about this effort. It's absolutely out of my knowledge," Hollande said. "Changes in the books are prepared by commissions ... The desicion does not come from me, but I will ask and learn where it comes from." Partner news  Top stories The military academy will be named after legendary commanders of Armenian origin Alexander Suvorov and Valerian Mandatov. French Co-Chair of the OSCE Minsk Group Jacques Faure said the co-chairs are not planning a visit to Nagorno Karabakh. Last month, renowned Turkish pianist Fazıl Say was also handed a suspended 10-month prison sentence for blasphemy. Recent Azeri “examination” concerns a world-famed soprano Montserrat Caballe who’ll perform and give master classes in Yerevan on June 9.   Partner news |  Topics Latest news Amazon Appstore for Android available in 200 countries  Amazon also announced that the Kindle Fire will be available in over 170 new countries from June 13.“The Road” star Viggo Mortensen to be honored at AMFM Fest The festival will include six world premiere films in a slate of more than 50, along with live shows, comedy, and art exhibits.Obama nominates Victoria Nuland for assistant secretary of state Nuland, a career foreign service officer who was until recently State's top spokesperson, was expected to be nominated the post.Huge quake hits Russia's Far East off Kamchatka Peninsula The epicenter of the quake was located 244 miles west north west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy at a depth of 385 miles. |
