On 30 September 2006, The French President Jacques Chirac, his wife Bernadette, and French Foreign Minister visited "Dsidsernagapert," the Memorial of the Armenian Genocide, in Yerevan.

That day, the French President Jacques Chirac said, “Turkey should recognize the Massacre of Armenians during World War I as Genocide before its possible accession to the European Union.”

When he was asked at a press conference if Turkey should recognize the 1915-1917 Massacres at the hands of Ottoman Turks as Genocide to enter the European Union (EU), he replied: "Honestly, I believe so."


The following is a picture, where the French President (in the center of the picture), his wife Bernadette (dressed white coat, beside him, on his right), and French Foreign Minister (on the Left of President Chirac) stand in front of the Memorial to the Armenian Genocide, in Yerevan.