Macron sets 24 April as anniversary of Arminian genocide

AFP agency reported that the French President Emmanuel Macron has set 24 April as the date for the commemoration of the Armenian genocide.

Macron sets 24 April as anniversary of Arminian genocide
6 February, 2019   07:45

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The remarks of the French president Emanuel Macron came in a tweet after a meeting with the representatives of Arminian in Paris, saying," France is facing the history,"

The agency notes that France recognizes officially that the killing of 1.5 million Arminian in east Turkey on 1915 and 1916 is considered a genocide.The Armenian issue created a dispute between Turkey and number of the countries which described the massacres of Armenian on the Ottoman forces' hands during World War I as "genocide."

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