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Sarkozy did not want to hurt Turks - Kiro Manoyan
13:00 - 05.05.11
The French Senate's recent move to reject the bill penalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide can be seen as an attempt not to hurt
Turkey, a senior Dashnak representative has said.
Speaking to Tert.am, Kiro Manoyan, the director of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaksutyun, ( ARF-D) office of Hay Dat
and Political Affairs, said he believes France continues to
acknowledge the Armenian Genocide but as the country is against
Turkey's EU membership it refrained from exerting additional pressures
on it.
"I don't think France has changed its position on the Armenian
Genocide. Sarkozy is strictly against Turkey's EU process, that's why
it did not want to press the county. I find this to be the main reason
behind rejecting [the bill]," he said.
At its session on Wednesday, the French senate did not approve the
penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution was
rejected in a vote of 196 to 74.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
13:00 - 05.05.11
The French Senate's recent move to reject the bill penalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide can be seen as an attempt not to hurt
Turkey, a senior Dashnak representative has said.
Speaking to Tert.am, Kiro Manoyan, the director of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation - Dashnaksutyun, ( ARF-D) office of Hay Dat
and Political Affairs, said he believes France continues to
acknowledge the Armenian Genocide but as the country is against
Turkey's EU membership it refrained from exerting additional pressures
on it.
"I don't think France has changed its position on the Armenian
Genocide. Sarkozy is strictly against Turkey's EU process, that's why
it did not want to press the county. I find this to be the main reason
behind rejecting [the bill]," he said.
At its session on Wednesday, the French senate did not approve the
penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution was
rejected in a vote of 196 to 74.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian