CROSS-STONE COMMEMORATING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CENTENNIAL UNVEILED IN VALENCE, FRANCE

16:12, 20 Apr 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan

A cross-stone in memory of the Armenian genocide victims was unveiled
in Valence, France, on April 19.

The monument is a copy of a cross stone erected in Jugha in 699-702.

The solemn ceremony was attended by the Mayor of Valance, Nicolas
Daragon, other officials, clergymen and representatives of the local
Armenian community.

The Mayor’s 2014 decision to install a cross-stone in Valence in
commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide faced
protests by Turkey.

From: A. Papazian