ARMENIANS OF MARSEILLES TO HOLD RALLY AGAINST TURKEY’S MEMBERSHIP IN EUROPEAN
UNION ON DECEMBER 16

MARSEILLES, December 6 (Noyan Tapan). About 500 Armenians from
the French city of Marseilles held an action of protest before the
building of the Prosecutor’s Office on November 28 in connection with
the attack of the Turks on the five Armenians collecting signatures
before the building of the Mayor’s Office in Valance. The “Azg”
(“Nation”) newspaper reported about it quoting the Parisian “Armennews”
as a source. In response to the appeal of Ramkavar Azatakan, ARF
Dashnaktsutyun and other parties the Armenians of Marseilles demand
that the French authorities should punish the Turks with all the
strictness of the law. A delegation of the local Jewish Community also
participated in the rally besides the French political figures. During
the rally the Armenian organizations called on the Armenians of France
to participate in the rally to be held in Marseilles on December
16. Its purpose is to cease the process of Turkey’s joining the
European Union. This issue will be solved in Strasbourg on December 17.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress