Very famous French actor Gerard Depardieu has appealed for donations to help Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. The artist who has forged ties with Armenia by his friend Metzo Ikitian, president of the Foundation for development of Armenian culture, bowed to the flame Memorial Tsitsernakaberd early September. On this occasion, he met President Sargsyan at the invitation of Armenian Fund Development Culture. This year it 's the famous French jazz musician André Manoukian is the sponsor of the Armenian Fund of France. Donations are recorded at this time more than ten percent over last year. In 2009, France had collected 1.3 million euros. Jean Eckian / Paris

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