FRENCHWOMAN OF ARMENIAN ORIGIN GOES ON HUNGER STRIKE DEMANDING
RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BY TURKEY

YEREVAN, January 15 (Noyan Tapan). Mrs Karpinian, a frenchwoman of the
Armenian origin, has been on a hunger strike for 7 days, demanding the
recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey. The 44-year-old mother
of 4 children is on hunger strike on the porch of the Armenian Church
of Marseilles ( 339, Prado Avenue). According to the newspaper “Azg”,
she demands an audience with Jacques Chirac in order to submit to him
her demand for the recognition of the Armenian genocide by Turkey. So
far neither the local press nor the Armenian community have responded
to her demands in any way.