Macron Sends Letter to Armen Sarkissian

The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, has sent a letter to the President of the Republic of Armenia, Armen Sarkissian, announcing that as promised, April 24 will officially be commemorated in France as the Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide starting this year.

Macron noted that France will continue to fight alongside Armenia for justice and truth. "It is our duty towards Armenia and the Armenian people, as well as towards the survivors and refugees whom France warmly welcomed, and whose descendants shaped the history of our country. To have the opportunity to forge a shared destiny, we must be able to look truthfully at the past, bowing our heads in memory of the deceased and respecting the memory of the living. This is my belief, and I know that Armenia shares it as well. We are with you at this moment of remembrance, and we stand with you for the future of Armenia, now, as a new chapter of its history is being written—one that must be a page of peace and prosperity," the French president's letter stated.

Emmanuel Macron added that France and Armenia are proudly hand in hand with their friendship and confident about the future.