YEREVAN, APRIL 30, ARMENPRESS. Member of the French National Assembly from Bouches-du-Rhône Marie-Arlette Carlotti sent a letter to French President Francois Hollande, urging to officially define April 24 as Remembrance Day of Armenian Genocide.

“Honorable Mr. President,

Throughout France citizens come to commemorate the 101th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide committed by the "Young Turks" in the Ottoman Empire in 1915. France should print this date in its collective memory. The first genocide of the twentieth century is not just a matter for Armenians, but all the French as well. The whole Republic must gather on that day to remember the tragedy of humanity.

In memory of the victims and our commitment to the recognition of history, we must react to the unity of all the French.

Mr. President of the Republic, to show that we will never forget, I kindly ask you to officially declare April 24 as a national day of remembrance of the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

By this, our duty in front of memory will become stronger”, “Armenpress” reports, citing Nouvelles d’Armenie, reads the letter addressed to the French President.