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'EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DONE TO OVERCOME HISTORICAL ARMENIA-TURKEY DISAGREEMENTS': FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA
Tert.am
12:14 ~U 09.02.10
According to French Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessow, everything
possible should be done to reach the end of the process to normalize
Armenia-Turkey relations.
In an interview with Report.am, the ambassador noted that he is
referring to the sole possibility of overcoming the historical
disagreements between the two countries: "It would be unfortunate if
everything wasn't done to make use of that."
In the French ambassador's opinion, the international recognition
process of the Armenian Genocide and the Armenia-Turkey Protocols
have no connection with each other.
"The way I see it, the signing of the Protocols doesn't assume
resigning from the Armenian people's legitimate claim for international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
"Put another way, if the Armenian authorities have resigned from making
that into a precondition, something that would've made the Protocols
talks impossible, that doesn't mean that the Armenian people's aim
for Genocide recognition is ignored," said Smessow.
Tert.am
12:14 ~U 09.02.10
According to French Ambassador to Armenia Serge Smessow, everything
possible should be done to reach the end of the process to normalize
Armenia-Turkey relations.
In an interview with Report.am, the ambassador noted that he is
referring to the sole possibility of overcoming the historical
disagreements between the two countries: "It would be unfortunate if
everything wasn't done to make use of that."
In the French ambassador's opinion, the international recognition
process of the Armenian Genocide and the Armenia-Turkey Protocols
have no connection with each other.
"The way I see it, the signing of the Protocols doesn't assume
resigning from the Armenian people's legitimate claim for international
recognition of the Armenian Genocide.
"Put another way, if the Armenian authorities have resigned from making
that into a precondition, something that would've made the Protocols
talks impossible, that doesn't mean that the Armenian people's aim
for Genocide recognition is ignored," said Smessow.