France declares April 24 "Day of Remembrance for Armenian Genocide'

[Arabi]

French President Emmanuel Macron has declared April 24 as "a national day of remembrance of the Armenian genocide."

Macron, in keeping with a 2017 campaign promise, told an annual dinner of the Coordination Council of Armenian Organizations in France that France was among the first nations to denounce "the murderous hunt of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire."


France officially recognised the Armenian Genocide in 2001 and a law in 2016 made it illegal to deny that status.

Turkey accepts that many Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire were killed in clashes with Ottoman forces during World War One, but contests the figures and denies the killings were systematically orchestrated and constitute a genocide.

The Council of Europe and European parliament have both recognised the massacres as genocide, as has Pope Francis. However some other countries, including the UK, have said the evidence is not strong enough.

Macron said he informed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the decision in advance, adding that he wanted to keep an open dialogue with Turkey.

"We have disagreements over the fight against the Islamic State, human rights and civil liberties in Turkey and on the genocide," Macron said.

"We also have points of agreement such as the necessity for a political transition in Syria. As such, dialogue with Turkey is indispensable," Macron said.


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[Jobless Jack]

yes lets talk about the genocides that france did in her colonies shall we, why not make a day to remember them..


hypocrites

 

[Islamic faith&Secularism]

The term of ''Genocide'' is legal one and time limited; therefore many nations get away from the courts, but papers of the history books.

We cannot say the same when it comes to Armenian claim since neither court nor historians are accepted by Armenian side despite the offer of Turkey.

France is just milking as the rest of the west milk others, that explains the motivation of the starter. Stockholm syndrome v2.0.

 

[urienreghed]

600.000 French people having Armenian roots.
They ask it for a long time. This is the explanation.
France was doing massacre in Algeria : we still have difficulties with it because the bad relations with Algeria but it will change.
France is one of the country for the slavery of African people (well not using it but doing the business): we already accepted it and it is even in law (people are not allowed to say it didn't occur) .

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?mcubz=1

On the eve of World War I, there were two million Armenians in the declining Ottoman Empire. By 1922, there were fewer than 400,000. The others — some 1.5 million — were killed in what historians consider a genocide

no offense to Turkey it is not France who decided that it is a genocide
France is just pleasing the Armenian communauty and thinks it is fair to consider them as a victim, especially that's why France accepte d a so big communauty. And by the way, Armenians are probably among the most liked people in France.

As well you should not be offended since France now have many laws that forbid people to deny massacres, genocide and so: for exemple you are not allowed to deny shoah, to deny Armenian genocide (now), to deny slavery of black people, and so many others.
Many Turks in France were denying it so Armenians push on gouvernments to make a law in order that they cannot hear anymore their suffering is a lie.

And by the way , you Turks of now are not guilty of actions made by a system (even before Kemal) that you are not guilty of. It is mostly to forbid the deny of sufffering of people, like we did for shoah.

 

[Islamic faith&Secularism]

600.000 French people having Armenian roots.
They ask it for a long time. This is the explanation.
France was doing massacre in Algeria : we still have difficulties with it because the bad relations with Algeria but it will change.
France is one of the country for the slavery of African people (well not using it but doing the business): we already accepted it and it is even in law (people are not allowed to say it didn't occur) .

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?mcubz=1


no offense to Turkey it is not France who decided that it is a genocide
France is just pleasing the Armenian communauty and thinks it is fair to consider them as a victim, especially that's why France accepte d a so big communauty. And by the way, Armenians are probably among the most liked people in France.

As well you should not be offended since France now have many laws that forbid people to deny massacres, genocide and so: for exemple you are not allowed to deny shoah, to deny Armenian genocide (now), to deny slavery of black people, and so many others.
Many Turks in France were denying it so Armenians push on gouvernments to make a law in order that they cannot hear anymore their suffering is a lie.

And by the way , you Turks of now are not guilty of actions made by a system (even before Kemal) that you are not guilty of. It is mostly to forbid the deny of sufffering of people, like we did for shoah.

I think it would make sense if there was no justice or courts in France to ''please'' anyone.

Turks in France or anyone in the world are free and do not have to please Armenians. France just humiliates itself and nation.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Long live Turkish People

 

[fitpOsitive]

600.000 French people having Armenian roots.
They ask it for a long time. This is the explanation.
France was doing massacre in Algeria : we still have difficulties with it because the bad relations with Algeria but it will change.
France is one of the country for the slavery of African people (well not using it but doing the business): we already accepted it and it is even in law (people are not allowed to say it didn't occur) .

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/ref/timestopics/topics_armeniangenocide.html?mcubz=1


no offense to Turkey it is not France who decided that it is a genocide
France is just pleasing the Armenian communauty and thinks it is fair to consider them as a victim, especially that's why France accepte d a so big communauty. And by the way, Armenians are probably among the most liked people in France.

As well you should not be offended since France now have many laws that forbid people to deny massacres, genocide and so: for exemple you are not allowed to deny shoah, to deny Armenian genocide (now), to deny slavery of black people, and so many others.
Many Turks in France were denying it so Armenians push on gouvernments to make a law in order that they cannot hear anymore their suffering is a lie.

And by the way , you Turks of now are not guilty of actions made by a system (even before Kemal) that you are not guilty of. It is mostly to forbid the deny of sufffering of people, like we did for shoah.

And what about a million people having Arab or Afriqan roots?

 

[urienreghed]

And what about a million people having Arab or Afriqan roots?

what do you mean?

 

[fitpOsitive]

what do you mean?

You forgot genocide commited by France in Algeria? I mean they killed millions only in Africa.
@Hakikat ve Hikmet I think France should be taught a lesson this time that she, or anybody else is not forgetting, ever.

 

[urienreghed]

You forgot genocide commited by France in Algeria? I mean they killed millions only in Africa.
@Hakikat ve Hikmet I think France should be taught a lesson this time that she, or anybody else is not forgetting, ever.

i was saying about. Next time read me before writing. Grow up.

 

[Pandora]

I wonder when french will declare a remembrance day for all the genocide and slavery in Africa.

 

[urienreghed]

I wonder when french will declare a remembrance day for all the genocide and slavery in Africa.

there is already for slavery.
hey guys if you don't know what exists in a country at least ask , don't come with hatred

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journée_commémorative_du_souvenir_de_l'esclavage_et_de_son_abolition
May 10th is the day

 

[Azadkashmir]

african countries still pay france i dont know if its called tax or wat but they pay large sum to france every year.

 

[urienreghed]

african countries still pay france i dont know if its called tax or wat but they pay large sum to france every year.

countries are independant for a very long time now. there is no such tax.
some of the countries have military cooperation with France or businesses .

 

[Pandora]

there is already for slavery.
hey guys if you don't know what exists in a country at least ask , don't come with hatred

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journée_commémorative_du_souvenir_de_l'esclavage_et_de_son_abolition
May 10th is the day

What about genocide ? I bet you have one for that too.