Youngest Paris attack victim's father slams France for disastrous policyNovember 28, 2015 - 21:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The father of the youngest of those killed in the November 13 attacks in Paris, 17-year-old schoolgirl Lola Ouzounian refused to participate in a memorial ceremony in the capital led by President François Hollande. Eric Ouzounian thus protested against the disastrous policy of France and its interference in the Middle East, its action against the Assad regime in Syria and its role in toppling the Libyan dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. E. Ouzounian, a journalist and documentary-maker, said France and its recent leaders bear a heavy responsibility for what has happened. In an article published on the Huffington Post, Ouzounian wrote: “France is incapable of offering its young people a future. Europe is incapable of lifting itself out of the liberalism in which it is bogged down. Our leaders are incapable of offering a political vision. Our intellectuals, with a few exceptions, are incapable of getting away from their lucrative condition as media clowns. I am dismayed by my devastated country and I am devastated by the death of my daughter.” Lola Ouzounian was at the Bataclan on a father-daughter outing. She and her dad, Eric, got separated amid the violence and chaos of the attack. He was all right. But she disappeared. Her family, friends and supporters on social media sought word of her for five days. Then officials gave her family the news it had dreaded. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |