French Foreign Minister visits Musa Dagh Battle memorial in Armenia

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 16, ARMENPRESS. Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic Stéphane Séjourné visited the Musa Ler (Musa Dagh) Battle memorial as part of his official visit to Armenia.

“In September of 1915, after 53 days of heroic resistance, 4092 Armenians of Musa Dagh were saved by French sailors of Admiral Dartige and escaped the Armenian Genocide. We remember these Armenian and French heroes,” the French foreign minister said in a post on X.

Au Mémorial de Musa Dagh.

En septembre 1915, après 53 jours d'une résistance héroïque, 4 092 Arméniens du Musa Dagh étaient secourus par les marins français de l'amiral Dartige et échappaient au génocide.

Nous nous souvenons de ces héros arméniens et français. 🇫🇷🇦🇲 pic.twitter.com/Wm6R8aNROr

— Stéphane Séjourné (@steph_sejourne) September 16, 2024