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French singer Aznavour faces Armenian pressure after ‘genocide' remarks
Aznavour has become the target of harsh criticism from Armenian groups in France since he said during a television program on Sunday that “the word genocide disturbs [me].” “A different word should be found to reopen the Turkish-Armenian border and to [facilitate] dialogue with Turks,” the singer said during a TV program titled “Vivement Dimanche” and aired on France 2. He also expressed a wish to visit Turkey, referring to Turks as “good people.”
The Armenian community in France has been harshly criticizing Aznavour over the Internet, accusing him of betraying the Armenian cause.
Armenian groups say up to 1.5 million Armenians were killed during World War I in a systematic genocide campaign perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire. Turkey categorically rejects the charges, saying the death toll is inflated and that Turks were also killed as Armenians revolted against the Ottoman Empire in collaboration with Russian forces for an independent state in eastern Anatolia.
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