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Sarkozy to attend Armenian Genocide commemoration event

Sarkozy to attend Armenian Genocide commemoration event

PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Nicolas Sarkozy, will join the Armenian community on Tuesday, April 24, to commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in Paris.

He is expected to give a speech at 7:00 pm at the monument to Komitas, at Yerevan Garden in Paris. He will also lay a wreath to the monument, French-Armenian journalist Jean Eckian said.

This is the first time that a French President will personally attend Genocide commemoration event.

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