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FRANCE WILL ADOPT LAW CRIMINALIZING GENOCIDE DENIAL, IF TURKEY DOESN'T RECOGNIZE IT
Tert.am
06.10.11
Turkey should be able to look right into both the dark and bright pages
of its history, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said during his
visit to Armenia.
Asked if France would go further as to adopt the bill criminalizing
the denial of the Armenian Genocide in the country, Sarkozy said:
"Collective denialism is far more dangerous and unacceptable than
the denialism at the individual level."
"Turkey is a large country and should be able to have a correct view
into its own history, both the bright and the shadowy pages," said he.
"Right in the same way as did other world powers, such as Germany,"
Sarkozy added.
The Armenian Genocide was first recognized by Uruguay in 1965 and
many countries, including Russia have since followed suit.
Turkey has not recognized the Armenian Genocide yet.
Nicolas Sarkozy further said that a state becomes powerful when it
accepts and recognizes its own history.
"If Turkey pays its historical duty, then we will remain where we are
now, we will remain at the same place. But if Turkey does not do that,
we will go further," said Sarkozy.
From: A. Papazian
Tert.am
06.10.11
Turkey should be able to look right into both the dark and bright pages
of its history, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said during his
visit to Armenia.
Asked if France would go further as to adopt the bill criminalizing
the denial of the Armenian Genocide in the country, Sarkozy said:
"Collective denialism is far more dangerous and unacceptable than
the denialism at the individual level."
"Turkey is a large country and should be able to have a correct view
into its own history, both the bright and the shadowy pages," said he.
"Right in the same way as did other world powers, such as Germany,"
Sarkozy added.
The Armenian Genocide was first recognized by Uruguay in 1965 and
many countries, including Russia have since followed suit.
Turkey has not recognized the Armenian Genocide yet.
Nicolas Sarkozy further said that a state becomes powerful when it
accepts and recognizes its own history.
"If Turkey pays its historical duty, then we will remain where we are
now, we will remain at the same place. But if Turkey does not do that,
we will go further," said Sarkozy.
From: A. Papazian