IN PARIS, PRESIDENT OF ARMENIA FACES PROTESTS OF HIS COMPATRIOTS
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Oct 03 2009, 18:00
On October 2, President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, now on
his pan-Armenian tour in the context of public consultations
on normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations, met in Paris
representatives of Armenian organizations of Europe. In Paris,
Sargsyan was met by a mass protest action of his compatriots.
About a thousand persons gathered in the Canada Square in Paris,
where Sargsyan laid a wreath to the monument of Komitas, erected in
memory of the victims of Armenians’ genocide, were shouting "Voch,
voch!" (No, no!). Then, a scuffle burst out bbetween the protesters
and policemen; some people received slight bodily injuries, as the
"ARMENIA Today" writes.
According to the "News-Armenia" Agency, the rally was attended by
several dozens protesters, who expressed the opinion that the first
step in settling Armenian-Turkish relations should be Turkey’s
recognition of the genocide.
Today in the morning, Mr Sargsyan has left for New York, where he
plans to meet members of the Armenian communities of Canada and
eastern coast of the USA. Also, his visits to Los Angeles, Beirut
and Rostov-on-Don are planned.