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French President Jacques
Chirac plans to visit a monument to the victims of
Turkish genocide on a trip to Armenia.
Turkey has been unwilling to acknowledge that
thousands of Armenians were killed during World
War I. A Turkish newspaper, The New Anatolian,
reporting on Chirac's plans, referred to the
massacre as "the so-called Armenian genocide" and
said the president's trip could be an additional
strain on relations between France and Turkey.
Chirac is scheduled to arrive in Armenia Sept. 29.
He and President Robert Kocharian are expected to
discuss Armenian genocide claims and the
relationship between France and Armenia, The New
Anatolian said.
UPI
First world war
massacres | Related
issue:
Armenian Genocide by Turkish Muslims against
Christians
Turkey faces international pressure to recognise
that more than 1 million Armenians were massacred
during a 1915 campaign of ethnic cleansing by
Ottoman Turks. Turkish officials claim that most
deaths were caused by hunger and disease.
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