April 23 at 20h held a conference organized by the South CCAF at the Royal Hotel in Nice. This animated by Professor Jean-Pierre Mahé conference allowed the large audience (about 200 people) to better know all the mechanisms and organizations that have been implemented for planning the Armenian Genocide
In the presence of Mr Minister Plenipotentiary Vaghan Atabekyan, Professor Jean-Pierre Mahe answered questions from the audience including the recent intervention of Erdogan “has offered his condolences to the Armenian people” and the situation of the Armenians of the Middle East to Kessab.

After this meeting the participants went to walk in the garden of Armenia, which is close to the conference venue, for a vigil where a prayer was given by Reverend Father Krikor Khachatryan.

Today, the commemoration of 24 April was held in the garden of Armenia in the presence of Mr Minister Plenipotentiary Vaghan Atabekyan, Mr Robert Azilazian representative CCAF came specially from Marseille, Professor Jean-Pierre Mahe, Mr Patrick German, 1st Vice President of the PACA region representing Lae Vauzelle President, Mr Philipe Pradal, the first deputy mayor of Nice representing the Deputy Mayor Christian Estrosi. A speech was delivered on behalf of CFC highlighting the persistence of modern Turkey not recognizing the first genocide of the 20th century.

Mr Minister Plenipotentiary Vaghan Atabekyan also spoke with a call on this occasion for a general mobilization of Armenians but also local and national elected officials to approach the centenary of the Armenian Genocide.

The commemoration ended in Nice by a requiem mass in the late morning at St. Philip given by Father Krikor Khachatryan.