DEMONSTRATION OF GRATITUDE TO THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE
Support A1+!Over a hundred young people organized a demonstration from the Opera square to the French Embassy in order to express their gratitude to the French Parliament for adopting a draft criminalizing the negation of the Armenian Genocide. Students of the Yerevan State University and members of the youth wing of Hnchakyan Party participated in the «demonstration of gratitude».
The participants of the demonstration called on other countries to follow the example of France and voiced hope that sooner or later Turkey will adopt a similar draft. By the way, seeing the group of people walking towards the Embassy, many passers by joined them.
Reaching the Embassy, the participants of the demonstration read out their letter of gratitude. Ambassador Henry Cuny himself came out in order to meet them. «France recognized the Armenian Genocide long ago. I think now its time for you to think about your relations with your neighbor. Good relations with neighbors are important for any country», the Ambassador mentioned.
