One Of Squares Of Paris 9th Districts To Be Called After Shavarsh Mi

ONE OF SQUARES OF PARIS 9th DISTRICTS TO BE CALLED AFTER SHAVARSH MISAKIAN HENCEFORTH

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 11 2007

PARIS, APRIL 11, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On April 11, one
of squares of Paris 9th district was named after Shavarsh Misakian,
founder of Yaraj Armenian newspaper published in France since 1925. As
Noyan Tapan correspondent reports from France, present at the event
were: Paris Mayor Bernard Delanoe, Mayor of 9th district Jacques
Bravo, RA Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to France
Eduard Nalbandian, Shavarsh Misakian’s daughter, Yaraj’s current
editor Arpik Misakian.

"Shavarsh Misakian deserved naming this square after him: he deserved
such square thanks to the great work he did by founding Yaraj,
which continues to be published at present thanks to his daughter,"
E. Nalbandian said in his interview to Noyan Tapan correspondent. In
the Ambassador’s words, this in some respect is the square of all
French Armenians, as "simple, ordinary Armenian people have become
the best citizens of France, as well as a link connecting Armenia
and France."

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS