{"id":677,"date":"2019-09-27T01:24:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T01:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/?p=677"},"modified":"2019-09-27T01:24:26","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T01:24:26","slug":"garo-paylan-visits-armenian-community-of-alfortville-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/garo-paylan-visits-armenian-community-of-alfortville-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Garo Paylan Visits Armenian Community of Alfortville France"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"418\" src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan.jpg 623w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On September 20th, Garo Paylan, the MP of the People\u2019s Democratic \nParty (HDP) paid a historic visit to the Armenian community of \nAlfortville, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paylan who is of Armenian descent, was  specifically invited by the Armenian Council of Europe (ACE) for the  screening of \u201cRED\u201d produced and directed by Turkish political scientist  Kadir Ak\u0131n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-690 lazyload\" width=\"436\" height=\"580\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-2-1.jpg 354w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 436px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 436\/580;\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Garo Paylan began his visit by meeting the Parish Council of the Armenian Apostolic Church, chaired by Raffi Pohanian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The  priest of the parish, Der Dirayr Keledjian, then prayed for him by  inviting him to stand above a receptacle, unique in a church, containing  the land of various regions of Western Armenia brought by the  parishioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"402\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"686\" class=\"wp-image-686 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-7.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-7-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 536\/402;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"402\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"687\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/?attachment_id=687\" class=\"wp-image-687 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-6.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-6-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 536\/402;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"402\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"688\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/?attachment_id=688\" class=\"wp-image-688 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-5.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-5-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 536\/402;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"402\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"689\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/?attachment_id=689\" class=\"wp-image-689 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-4.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-4-300x225.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 536\/402;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The visit continued with an exciting exchange with students from the \nSaint-Mesrop-Arabian school group, to whom he asked for the origin of \ntheir families. He invited those who did not know how to answer, to ask \ntheir parents at home on the evening making them aware of the importance\n of these historic lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The director of the school, Agn\u00e8s Minas,\n and the members of the Board of Directors of the Management \nAssociation, chaired by Karin Lerian also had the opportunity to talk \nprivately with the Armenian MP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Garo Paylan then paid tribute to  the victims of the Armenian Genocide by laying a wreath at the feet of  the Khatchkar of Alfortville.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"342\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"684\" class=\"wp-image-684 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-9.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-9-300x150.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 682px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 682\/342;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"342\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"685\" data-link=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/?attachment_id=685\" class=\"wp-image-685 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-8.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-France-8-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 510px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 510\/342;\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> Paylan also visited Alfortville\u2019s Armenian Youth Center, were he met  with various Armenian journalists, and was received by the Social  Democrat Hunchakian Party Executive Committee of France headed by Saro  Mardiryan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.new.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-Akin-France.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-683 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-Akin-France.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Paylan-Akin-France-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/512;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\nPaylan joined Kadir Akin and held a private meeting with the Mayor of \nthe City of Alfortville, Michel Gerchinovitz, the deputy of \nVal-de-Marne, Luc Carvounas and the co-president of the CCAF, Ara \nToranian, before attending a screening of \u201cRED\u201d at the Alfortville \nCultural Center to a full capacity crowd.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 20th, Garo Paylan, the MP of the People\u2019s Democratic Party (HDP) paid a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","category-press-releases"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":"","thumbnail":"","medium":"","medium_large":"","large":"","1536x1536":"","2048x2048":"","covernews-slider-full":"","covernews-slider-center":"","covernews-featured":"","covernews-medium":"","covernews-medium-square":"","rpwe-thumbnail":""},"author_info":{"display_name":"ArmenianCouncil","author_link":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/author\/armeniancouncil\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/category\/news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/category\/press-releases\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Press Releases<\/a>","tag_info":"Press Releases","comment_count":0,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.armeniancouncil.org\/ACA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}