Macron on Genocide: Armenians are not alone in struggle for justice

PanARMENIAN.Net - French President Emmanuel Macron has sent a letter to President Armen Sarkissian on the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, writing that his thoughts go out to Armenia, which has suffered the hardships of history.

“My thoughts go out to the Armenian people, those who miraculously escaped the Genocide, and the refugees who were accepted by France, and whose descendants built our country. We will never forget,” the French leader said in his letter.

Macron reminded that France designated April 24 as a "national day of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide" back in 2019. He noted that the struggle for justice and truth will not stop, since this is not only Armenians’ struggle.

“On April 24, more than any other day, our two peoples are united around memory. Accepting the truth, it is our duty to remember the past, pay tribute to the fallen and respect the memory of the living, in order to prevent oblivion, denial, and lies. Being there for you throughout history, we are also responsible for the future now, when your country has gone through a devastating conflict, in which an enormous amount of blood has been shed,” Macron said.

“It is necessary to create a new page of peace, prosperity and reconciliation. The fight in the name of justice and truth, which France has fought with you and will continue to do so, will not stop, since it is not only a fight of Armenians. It is at the heart of the principle of fraternity of the French Republic.”

On April 24, 1915, a large group of Armenian intellectuals was rounded up and assassinated in Constantinople by the Ottoman government. Today, on April 24, Armenians worldwide are commemorating the 106th anniversary of the Genocide which continued until 1923. Some three dozen countries, hundreds of local government bodies and international organizations have so far recognized the killings of 1.5 million Armenians as Genocide. Turkey denies to this day.