On October 15, on Toulon's port, Viguen Tchitetchian, ambassador of RA, in presence of Secretary of State to Defence and French veterans, Hubert Falco, unveiled a plate to honor French sailors who were saved from Turkish extermination 4100 Armenian refugees in Musa Dagh, on which is inscribed "The Armenians grateful". "They are the pride of our Navy, they are honored to French army, they are the honor of France as a whole," said Minister. In his speech, Hubert Falco recalled the age-old ties that bind Armenia with France. "These are the links of brotherhood and of the heart. Long, the winds of history, with winds of pain and sorrow, have pushed France until successive generations of Armenians. They settled there. They worked, often harshly. They raised their children. They have integrated into French society. They brought him best of themselves. They even shed their blood for a homeland now was theirs. "he said. The Armenians of Musa Dagh had endured for fifty three days from July 21 to September 12, 1915. Jean Eckian / Paris

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