BEIRUT (Aztagdaily.com)–Azg daily newspaper reports that on January 3 the formation of a new Armenian-Turkish reconciliatory body bearing the name "Forum pour le Rapprochement entre Armeniens et Turcs" (Forum for the establishment of cordial relations between Armenia’s and Turks) was announced in Paris. The names of the founders of the forum and their objectives are still unknown.
According to Azg–the ‘forum’ has already registered with the government of France. Azg also reported that a "preliminary announcement" released by the body questions the legal basis of the January 29–2001 French law recognizing the 1915 genocide of Armenia’s.