Paris to Honor Peshmerga, Kurdish and French Martyrs on Nov. 28
Ceremonies in Paris on Saturday, Nov. 28, will honor fallen Kurdish and French fighters, with a special tribute to the Peshmerga at Parc André Citroën.
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - A series of ceremonies is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 28, in Paris’s 15th district to honor veteran fighters and Kurdish and French activists who gave their lives for freedom, with a special tribute to the Peshmerga.
The events carry the motto “United for a Free World” and are organized by the France-Peshmerga Fraternity Association. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Representation in France and the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation (KDC) will also take part, as an expression of the alliance and shared sacrifice of the two peoples in the name of human values and freedom.
According to the announced program, guests will be received at 2 p.m., and preparations for the program will begin at the Jardin Eugénie Djendi. The gathering will take place in front of the memorial to soldiers who died for France in operations abroad, at 29, rue Montagne de la Fage, at the corner of Saint-Charles and Balard streets.
From there, the official ceremony will follow at 2:30 p.m. at the same site, in front of the memorial to France’s martyrs in the garden. It will honor the Kurdish and French activists who martyred for the sake of freedom.
Participants will then gather at 3:30 p.m. at the Allée des Peshmerge inside the Parc André Citroën. There, they will pay tribute to the victims with a moment of silence.
The final item on the program is a ceremony dedicated to the Peshmerga at 4:30 p.m., held in the park’s glass hall, the Serre Parc André Citroën, at 2, rue Montagne de la Fage in the 15th district.