Sunday, May 20, 2007

Two French of Armenian origin in entourage of Nicolas Sarkozy

19.05.2007
Public Radio of Armenia

While some thought of seeing Patrick Devedjian, former political councilor of Nicloas Sarkozy, to become member of François Fillon's government, named on May 16, another Frenchman of Armenian origin, Roger Karoutchi enters to the post of Secretary of State in charge of the relations with Parliament, independent correspondent Jean Eckian informs from Paris.

Roger Karoutchi, of Armenian-Jewish, born in Casablanca (Morocco) in 1951, is aggregate of History and has a Master's Right. After a long political career started in 1977 parallel to the creation of RPR, political party inherited of the "Gaullism", he was a Senator since 1999. Roger Karoutchi is resolutely against the entry of Turkey in European Union and request to the Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

As for Patrick Devedjian, former Minister of Industry, he becomes the Secretary of UMP on proposal of the French President. He should also become President of the general Council of the Hauts-de-Seine area.

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