On Sunday, March 11, the president-candidate Nicolas Sarkozy, campaigning for presidential elections in 2012, told the meeting in Villepinte its position relative to the support of the Armenian people. Referring to a quote from André Malraux (culture minister of General de Gaulle): ‘France is France when she fights for others’, he said: “France must be on the side of peoples, of the freedom, of the justice. Today France must be with the Syrian people. the murderers must be held accountable. France will be uncompromising in defense of Israel’s security. She will defend the principle of a Palestinian state. She will defend gender equality, religious freedom, the right of Eastern Christians to live in peace. That’s why I defend the wounded memory, of the Armenians, that of the French overseas marked by slavery. “ Before the President’s speech, many personalities supported the candidacy of Nicolas Sarkozy, as Alain Terzian, film Producer and President of Cesar’s Academy.
This meeting was broadcast in live on several television channel in France.
Jean Eckian / Paris
