Wednesday, April 26 2023 14:32

ArmInfo. French President Emmanuel Macron sent a letter to RA President Vahagn Khachaturian on  the occasion of the 108th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the Ottoman Empire.

According to the press service of the French Embassy in Armenia, in  his letter, President Macron noted, in particular: "Today, on April  24 France commemorates the 108th anniversary of the 1915 Armenian  Genocide.

France remembers the men, women and children who were killed, died of  starvation or exhaustion on the deportation roads.

Together with you, France remembers its sailors who succour the  Armenian resistance fighters on Mount Musa in September 1915. France,  which condemned the massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire with  the voices of Georges Clemenceau , Anatole France and Jean Jaures, is  at your side today to protect the memory of the victims, fight denial  and learn serious lessons from the page of that tragic history.

Even today, as the European continent mourns because of the terrible  aggression, France continues its struggle for memory and against  oblivion. In 2022, during the French chairmanship at the Council of  the European Union, we completed the draft law on digital services so  that the genocide would no longer be denied with impunity. France  shows constant vigilance in the territory of its country. In 2019, I  set a commemoration day of the Armenian Genocide in the [French]  republic's calendar, as I want every French person to remember that  day. This struggle for justice and historical truth belongs to  Armenians, but also to all of France because respect for human rights  is at the core of the brotherhood of the Republic of France.  The  commemoration of the [Armenian] Genocide also reminds of the place  occupied by Armenians in our history, as many survivors of this  tragedy joined our country, contributing to its prosperity and  strengthening its influence.  On this commemoration day, which also  symbolizes the rebirth of the Armenian people, I would like to  confirm France's support for the democratic reforms taking place in  Armenia, as well as for the processes of building peace in the  region," Macron concluded.