The French Bureau of the Armenian Cause and the Defense Committee of the Armenian Cause issued a joint statement, Nouvelles d’Arménie monthly of France reports.  

In the statement, they announce about the establishment of a new platform to seek reparation for the damages which Turkey caused to the Armenian nation as a result of the Armenian Genocide. 

“[Wednesday,] April 24, 2013 became the start of a new phase for the Armenian cause. It is time for the Turkish state to pay heed to the righteous demand for reparation for the damage caused to the Armenian nation. The reparation is along the lines of a clear recognition of the Armenian Genocide,” the aforesaid statement reads in particular.       

Subsequently, the two abovementioned organizations inform about the establishment of a platform for Turkey to pay reparation.

“We will make all efforts so that Turkey is engaged, before the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide [i.e., in 2015], in the process of reparation for the damage caused to the Armenian nation, which [that is, the process] is the only way to ensure stability, peace, and development in relations between Armenia and Turkey,” the statement also notes.