French President Emmanuel Macron has signed a decree on making April 24 a day of commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, French Ambassador to Armenia Jonathan Lacote tweeted.
According to decree, every year on this day a ceremony will be held in Paris, which can be organized in each department - at the initiative of the prefect. The Prime Minister takes the responsibility for the execution of the decree.
Très fier d'être le représentant en Arménie d'un pays qui a instauré une commémoration annuelle du génocide arménien de 1915, qui fait partie intégrante de notre mémoire collective. https://t.co/KDPV4k68j7
— Jonathan Lacôte (@JonathanLacote) April 11, 2019
