PARIS–800 peaceful Armenian demonstrators in Paris Friday were met with violence as riot police attacked demonstrators, dozens of whom shouted “No!” Police dragged several protesters away kicking and screaming.
The protesters greeted President Serzh Sarkisian at the start of his tour of Armenian communities worldwide, shouting “traitor!” and decrying his plans to concede the historical and legal rights of the Armenian people in exchange for relations with Turkey.
Sarkisian later put in a brief appearance, walking past protesters shouting through bullhorns and moved onto to a public gathering he had organized on the issue of the protocols. 100 delegates, from all over Europe, were present with each having three minutes to speak on the issue. At the time of this post, the meeting was still going on behind closed doors.
“Sarkisian was about to lay wreath on Gomidas’ statue in Paris, right there, around 1000 demonstrators were present from Europe, protesting against the protocols,” French-Armenian journalist Jean Eckian told Asbarez. “Sarkisian arrived an hour late, due to the demonstrator’s intensity. They were shouting “votch votch”. Sarkisian had managed to stay for around a minute only; that’s when the clashes started with the french police.”
“Police arrived on the scene and surrounded the demonstrators warning them not to shout any slogans and to put down their signs,” said Eckian, an independent correspondent covering the event. “The police started to pull people away, ripping their clothes and hitting them. I saw them pushing one old woman out of the square.”
After Paris, Sarkisian is set to continue what is dubbed a “pan-Armenian tour” with visits to New York, Los Angeles, Beirut and Rostov-on-Don in Russia to discuss a planned meeting Oct. 10 when the Turkish and Armenian foreign ministers are expected to sign the deal to establish ties.
Demonstrations are organized in every city he plans to visit. Thousands are anticipated to gather on October 3 in New York to protest Sarkisian’s visit to the Armenian community there, while the Armenian community in Los Angeles is planning a massive, day-long protest of the President’s visit at the Beverly Hills Hilton.
Watch Extended 30 Minute coverage of the entire demonstration
The Demonstration in NY:
- When: Saturday, October 3, from 4-7pm
- Where: New York Palace Hotel (455 Madison Ave., New York City. Corner of E. 51st & Madison)
- More information….
The Demonstration in LA:
- When: Sunday October 4, 3pm
- Where: Beverly Hills Hilton ( 9876 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills CA).
- Bus schedule to protest
Ay hima haskacaq bolord te inchu enq menq arden 2 tari payqarum, Hayastanum, legitim ishxanutyan hastatman hamar! Bolorid parz darcav, te te inchu e Hayastani zhoghovurd durs ekel, poghoc, haskacaq, te inch arec spyurqy erb serzhiknerin voghjunec sepakan zhoghovrdi spand katarelu gortsum!? Aysorva protokolnery hetevanq en nran, vor 2008 tvakanin serzhikin sarqecin naxagah! Ays protokolnery gharabaghyan klani verartadrman hetevanq en! paronayq spyurqahayer masamb duqel eq meghavor ays protocolneri hamar! Es husov em, vor menq ev duq shat chenq ushacel!!! Serzhik@ HH Naxagah che
Baron Georgi,
Vor Serjike Nakhakah tche, michd el barz e yeghel.
Hartze ayn e, vor intch darperag gar: Levone?
Paytz Levone Serjiki baban e, Levonen e Serjikin sarkel Stepanagerdi ladjitz Bachd. Nakharar.., Nerkin kordzodz Nakharar…
Isg Levone Serjigitz el vad e.
Miyag badjare yev ‘garantian’ Serjiki endrvelou hamar, ta Levoni tegnadzoutiounen er!
Kani ayss tchek hasgatzel, pan tchek hasgatzel.
Yergoussen el kogher yen, abazkayin, bolshevik, internatzionalist: oughagi yergoussen el nouyn joghovourten yen ouzoum talanel!
Paytz yergoussen el borngoutian badrassd yen, hanoun ayt ichkhanoutian.
Moratzel yek 1996??
Kani Yerevani ‘kaghaki’ dgherke , irentz azkagordzan, tcharchi abazkayin HHShyagan tasvantmanmp tchen hasgatzel vor Artzakhe ayt menk enk, aynbess intchbess Lorin ayt menk yenk, Zankezoure ayt menk yenk, Sassoune ayt menk yenk….. Yev Serjike vad e, votch nra hamar vor Yerevanitz tchi, ayl enharabess, vorbess mart mart tchi!
Serjiki khelke pavetz, vor levonin hed peretz, vor endrvi.
Hentz Levone, ayssinken hazar dogossanotz tavajane metch engav, Serjike arten ‘endrvadz’ er…,
Hima mnoum e Serjigin jampel, aynbess intchbess jampetzink Levonin, yev ayss ankam votch anbadij, ayl tad tadassdanov, vor hangardz 10 dari vertch vorbess sourp tche veratarna, aynbess intchbess Levonige!
Georgi. uzes ases du es iskakan nahagah? )))
tkelem kez vra vor du aseci “gharabaghyan klani”
iravunk ch unes. es el ch unem…
Ha. serzik el tisht chi anum vor turkeri et hosuma.
menk (es, tu, bolor) bidi normal hosenk…martavari…
tesnumeq te inchi berec serjik@? eseiq uzum? de hima pashtpaneq dran!miak mijoc@ Serj Sarksyani HRAJARAKANNE! SERJIK HERACIR! PAYQAR PAYQAR MINCHEV VERCH!