  Hollande reaffirms his support to Armenian Cause  March 13, 2012 - 11:08 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Following the reception at the Elysee Palace by President Nicolas Sarkozy, a delegation of the National CCAF (Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations of France) met presidential hopeful Francois Hollande at his campaign headquarters on March 12. The delegation included Michael Cazarian (Lyon), Pascal Chamassian (Marseille), Alexis Govciyan, Mourad Papazian and Ara Toranian (Paris), French journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Net Mr. Hollande reiterated his willingness to penalize denial of the Armenian Genocide. Presidential candidate also stated that if elected head of state, the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by Turkey would be one of the criteria for Turkey's membership in the European Union. Hollande also voiced support for creation of a memorial-museum of Armenian Genocide in Paris planned in 2015 in the framework of the initiatives dated to 100th anniversary of this crime against humanity.   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 |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |
