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    AZG Armenian Daily #190, 06/10/2006


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    TRAIAN BASESCU: HISTORY IS FOR BOOKS ONLY

    "We'll not do anything affecting our neutrality on the Black Sea in
    our relations with all countries of the Black Sea," Traian Basescu,
    president of Romania, stated yesterday at the meeting with students
    of the Yerevan State University while answering a question whether
    Romania is going to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

    Basescu is sure that history and historic disputes should be
    kept in the books and in the peoples' memory but not put it as a
    precondition for the future. In his opinion, the main criterion on
    the path of joining the EU and NATO should be friendly relations with
    neighbors. "Historical disputes should not be transferred to the EU
    or NATO," he said.

    The Romanian president presented to the students his country's history
    of the last decade, inner political developments and the road of
    European integration. By the end of the meeting, rector of YSU Aram
    Simonian awarded Mr. Basescu a diploma of emeritus doctor of YSU,
    a gilded medal and expressed hope that the president's visit will
    spur further development of Armenian-Romanian relations.

    Yesterday, the Romanian president also visited Yerevan Brandy Factory
    where following the tradition he left his signature on the oak barrel
    of peace that was seperated in 1994 on occasion of cease-fire in
    Nagorno Karabkh war. Afterwards, he received a 400-liter barrel of
    brandy as a gift.

    By Tamar Minasian and Aghavni Harutyunian

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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