1.   For two decades, she assisted survivors of the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide in their efforts to ensure these horrible events are not forgotten.

2.   France recently passed a law recognizing the Armenian genocide, and Turkey retaliated by canceling deals with French companies or excluding French firms from lucrative state contracts.

3.   On Wednesday, the Canadian Senate is scheduled to review two measures on recognizing the Armenian genocide.

4.   Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz has told France that a parliamentary bill on the Armenian genocide could damage bilateral relations, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

5.   The U.S. House of Representatives shelved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide last year after then-President Clinton warned it could damage relations with Turkey.

6.   The U.S. Congress shelved a resolution recognizing the Armenian genocide last year after former President Clinton warned it could seriously damage relations with Turkey.

7.   Turkey suspended all defense procurement talks with French companies Thursday, stepping up the pressure over an Armenian genocide resolution that has angered the Turks.

8.   When France recognized the Armenian genocide last month, Turkey retaliated by canceling contracts with French companies.

9.   The United States Wednesday praised Turkey for easing visa requirements for Armenians which were stiffened in protest at a US congressional resolution blaming Ottoman Turks for Armenian genocide.

10.   It added that by recognizing the Armenian genocide, Geneva was following a policy set out by other countries, the United Nations and the European Parliament.