PARIS—An international conference organized by the International Scientific Council for the Study of the Armenian Genocide, titled “Genocide of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the Great War, 1915-2015: One Hundred Years of Research,” opened at the Sorbonne on March 25. The three day conference is held under the patronage of French President Francois Hollande.
This exceptional event has brought together dozens of renowned researchers and historians from around the world.
French Minister of Education and Research, Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, inaugurated the international symposium, delivering a powerful speech recounting the dark hours of the first genocide of the twentieth century. She said, “The rigorous study of sources, testimonies of survivors, and documents have established the truth of the Armenian Genocide.”
Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem will attend the commemorations of the centennial of the Armenian Genocide in Yerevan on April 24 with President Hollande.
This is exactly where Turkey must take its archives to prove its position. Turkey is always claiming that it is ready and willing to open all its archives and have the historians pour over them. Well here it is. Why just talk about it, here is your opportunity for your long desired historical analysis.