"Remember". Jacques Chirac Wrote in Armenian Genocide Commemoration BookSeptember 30, 2006 - 15:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Jacques Chirac, who is on a state visit in Armenia, attended Tsitsernakaberd to lay a wreath to the Memorial to the Armenian Genocide victims. The President was accompanied by his wife Bernadette Chirac, Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, Presidents of the French Senate and National Assembly, members of the governmental delegation and Ambassadors of the two states Edvard Nalbandian and Henry Cuny.President Chirac made a note in the Armenian Genocide Commemoration Book. He wrote, "Remember. President of France Jacques Chirac." The French leader also planted a fir-tree on the alley leading to the Memorial. The French delegation visited the Armenian Genocide Museum. Museum Director Lavrenty Barseghian gifted books dedicated to the Genocide to the French President. Armenian Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, Mayor of Yerevan Yervand Zakharian and other officials also took part in the ceremony. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |