Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

France surprises Turkey over Aremenian Genocide

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • France surprises Turkey over Aremenian Genocide

    France 'surprises' Turkey over Armenian Genocide

    15.12.2004 12:56

    YEREVAN (YERKIR) - France "surprised" Turkey ahead of the December 17
    summit which is to make a crucial on Turkish accession talks, Turkish
    newspaper Hurriyet wrote, according to the Armenian news agency
    Armenpress.

    "It is Armenia that should be the first in exercising the EU
    reconciliation culture with its neighbors. Armenia should drop the
    claims that have nothing to do with Turkey," Ankara said, according to
    Armenpress. The statement came after French Foreign Minister Michel
    Barnier had said France would insist on Turkey's admitting to the
    Armenian Genocide and that Turkey should exercise the EU
    reconciliation culture.

    According to another Turkish newspaper, Milliyet, Dutch Foreign
    Minister Bernard Bot, whose country holds the rotating EU presidency,
    in an alleviation effort, told journalists that the French foreign
    minister did not insist on Turkey's recognition of the Armenian
    Genocide, and only meant that the issue is not a pre-condition for
    accession talks, Armenpress reported.
Working...
X