French ambassador commemorates Armenian Genocide

French Ambassador to Armenia Olivier Decottignies paid tribute on Friday to the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

April 24, 2026, marks the 111th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, which was perpetrated in the early 20th century in the Ottoman Empire.

“On April 24, we commemorate the Armenian Genocide of 1915, which took place 111 years ago,” the French ambassador said on X, sharing a historical photo depicting an Armenian woman and her dead child in a desert during the genocide.

Ապրիլի 24-ին մենք ոգեկոչում ենք 1915 թվականի Հայոց ցեղասպանությունը, որը տեղի է ունեցել 111 տարի առաջ։ pic.twitter.com/0Anoi1NzOe

— Olivier Decottignies (@O_Decottignies) April 24, 2026