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DEMONSTRATION OF GRATITUDE TO THE EMBASSY OF FRANCE
[05:35 pm] 13 October, 2006

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.