Rodin's sculpture unveiled in Yerevan (video)

Jule Bastien's statue, a sculpture by famous French artist Francois Rodin, was unveiled on Yerevan's France Square as Armenian and French Presidents Serzh Sargsyan and Nicolas Sarkozy visited the site to attend the opening of Charles Aznavour's house museum.

A lot of people had gathered on the square since early morning. Sarkozy approached the crowd, squeezing hands with many.

Before the opening of the statue, the two presidents delivered welcoming remarks. In his speech Sarkozy once again stressed the importance of characterizing 1915 events as genocide, pronouncing the Armenian equivalent of the term – tseghaspanutyun.