“EUROPE, TURKEY AND ARMENIAN CAUSE” DISCUSSIONS AT TOURSKY THEATRE IN
MARSEILLES
Azg/arm
27 Nov 04
More than 1000 Armenian and French citizens gathered at the hall of
Toursky Theater in Marseilles on November 24 “rehearsing” for a rally
against Turkey’s accession to EU scheduled on December 17 in Brussels.
The protest action was organized by Regional Committee for Defense
of the Armenian Cause that unites Liberal Democratic Party, Armenian
Revolutionary Party, CCAF and CRAAM.
Speakers of the day, Mr. Jijikan (Paris Kurdish Institute),
Mr. Davityan (lawyer), Mr. Alexy Gyovjian (LDP), expressed views
not only on Turkeys anti-Armenia lobby in Europe but also on Jacques
Chirac’s recent pro-Turkish statements that disagree with the will
of French people who resists Turkey’s accession as a country that
refuses to acknowledge Armenian Genocide.
Mr. Maui, eminent leader of President Chirac’s UMP party, Guy
Desien president of Defense Committee of the National Assembly, Rudy
Sales deputy chairman of the National Assembly, deputies Frederick
Dudua, Henry Jibreel, Kristof Mass, Karo Hovsepian, Sylvie Medrion,
Jean-Pierre Berberian made brilliant pro-Armenian speeches. They
all spoke against the Turkey which implements nationalistic policy,
violates human rights and neglects Armenian Genocide, and mentioned
that its accession will bring new flows of unemployed emigrants to
Western Europe.
Deputies representing the most influential parties of France
expressed readiness to take part at the rally launching December 17
in Brussels. A train will be waiting to transport thousand of people
to Brussels from Marseilles.
By Hamo Moskofian in Marseilles