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Oct 7 2011
Sarkozy calls on Turkey to recognize `Armenian genocide' and ready to
pass a `genocide' negation punishment law
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is arriving
today in Azerbaijan with an official visit within the framework of his
tour around the South Caucasian states.
Yesterday he paid a visit to Armenia, and ruined much Baku
expectations from his trip. Instead of a call to Armenia to make peace
with Azerbaijan, trumpeted by his press-service, in Yerevan Sarkozy
called on Turkey to reconsider its history and acknowledge the of
Armenians' deaths nearly a century ago as genocide.
"The Armenian genocide is a historical fact. Its collective negation
is much worse than if one person would deny it. Turkey is a great
country, and if it reconsiders its story, like the other great
countries, it would mean that it respects itself," the French head
stated.
He also stressed France's readiness to adopt a law, under which the
denial of this genocide will be considered a crime, as it was done in
respect to denial of the Holocaust during World War II.
Despite all political directionality of this statement (presidential
election in France is at hand and Sarkozy needs votes of active
Armenian Diaspora), it will not bring success to "peace" tour of the
French incumbent. The point here is not even in strong ties between
Azerbaijan and Turkey, and the fact that Armenia itself usually calls
both the Turks and Azerbaijanis by one name - "Turkes" (Turks).
Given the well-known Armenian exaltation, the recognition of
"genocide" by Turkey would also mean guilt of Azerbaijan that will
hardly improve the background of peaceful settlement of
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Garabagh conflict. And in
case it occurs, the aggressor that has occupied 20% of the territory
of Azerbaijan, Armenia, will receive a moral right to consider itself
a victim of this conflict in the eyes of its own people.
Oct 7 2011
Sarkozy calls on Turkey to recognize `Armenian genocide' and ready to
pass a `genocide' negation punishment law
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. French President Nicolas Sarkozy is arriving
today in Azerbaijan with an official visit within the framework of his
tour around the South Caucasian states.
Yesterday he paid a visit to Armenia, and ruined much Baku
expectations from his trip. Instead of a call to Armenia to make peace
with Azerbaijan, trumpeted by his press-service, in Yerevan Sarkozy
called on Turkey to reconsider its history and acknowledge the of
Armenians' deaths nearly a century ago as genocide.
"The Armenian genocide is a historical fact. Its collective negation
is much worse than if one person would deny it. Turkey is a great
country, and if it reconsiders its story, like the other great
countries, it would mean that it respects itself," the French head
stated.
He also stressed France's readiness to adopt a law, under which the
denial of this genocide will be considered a crime, as it was done in
respect to denial of the Holocaust during World War II.
Despite all political directionality of this statement (presidential
election in France is at hand and Sarkozy needs votes of active
Armenian Diaspora), it will not bring success to "peace" tour of the
French incumbent. The point here is not even in strong ties between
Azerbaijan and Turkey, and the fact that Armenia itself usually calls
both the Turks and Azerbaijanis by one name - "Turkes" (Turks).
Given the well-known Armenian exaltation, the recognition of
"genocide" by Turkey would also mean guilt of Azerbaijan that will
hardly improve the background of peaceful settlement of
Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over Nagorno Garabagh conflict. And in
case it occurs, the aggressor that has occupied 20% of the territory
of Azerbaijan, Armenia, will receive a moral right to consider itself
a victim of this conflict in the eyes of its own people.