French lawmaker receives death threats over Armenian GenocideApril 18, 2019 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French lawmaker Philippe Folliot had a very hectic trip to Turkey where he led the French delegation participating in a seminar of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. The French delegation had to leave the meeting, and Folliot and his colleague Sonia Krimi were threatened on social networks afterwards, La Dépêche reports. The situation slipped when the president of the Turkish Parliament and the Turkish Foreign Minister attacked France for Rwanda, and describe the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by France as "populist." "I was presiding over the meeting, so I could not answer, but my colleague Sonia Krimi intervened," said Folliot. However, the French delegation decided to leave the meeting amid verbal attacks by the Turkish representatives, an unprecedented episode in the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, says Folliot. "The Turkish authorities have sought to minimize the scope of the incident since," says Philippe Folliot. Turkish officials then attacked la Manche MP Sonia Krimi over her origin. The incident did not end there. The lawmakers were recognized at the airport when departing from Turkey, with some people insulting them, others making selfies, explained Folliot. The lawmaker said his tweets are usually seen by 1500 to 5000 people. Following the incident, however, the reach on Twitter hit some 115,000 or more. He even began to receive messages containing death threats, he said. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |