As a French presidential candidate, Éric Zemmour's first trip abroad was to Armenia. Among others, the weekly newspaper Les Valeurs Actuelles and the daily newspaper Le Figaro reported on the symbolic journey.
Among other things, the symbolic importance of Zemmour's visit is given by the fact that, during his trip, he explicitly raised his voice for the minority living in the region, and as Philippe de Villiers, Jacques Chirac's former minister of culture, who accompanied Zemmour on his trip, put it, "Christians who have been let down and persecuted by Western civilization". next to. During his visit, Zemmour also visited the monastery of Hor Virap, located opposite the peak of Ararat, which, according to Le Figaro, is a great example of resistance for Zemmour; the monastery is still in place despite continuous centuries of Muslim attacks.
Moreover, according to Le Figaro, it is more than a great example, this place is "also a warning, of a civilization on the verge of extinction".
From Yerevan to Nanterre, from Karakoch to Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray, Eastern and Western Christians are in serious danger, Zemmour himself said in a Twitter message. His message perfectly illustrates that he considers the Christian roots of Europe and the situation of persecuted Christians to be one of the important topics of Zemmour's campaign, who, by the way, spoke of himself as follows at the campaign opening rally: I am a small Jewish person.
During his visit to Zemmour, the world-famous essayist and philosopher, he met, among other things, Patriarch Raphaël Minassian, the leader of the Armenian Christians, and the French organization SOS Chrétien d'Orients, which aims to help Christians in difficult situations in the East.
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