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PACE CHAIRPERSON CRITICIZES SARKOZY OVER GENOCIDE COMMENT
Tert.am
18:53 ~U 13.10.11
Mevlut Chavushoglu, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe, has criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy
for his statement about the Armenian Genocide made during his recent
visit to Armenia.
According to the Turkish news agency Dogan, Chavushoglu who is a
Turkish national, said that Sarkozy's statement was aimed at domestic
audiences as he realizes he will lose the presidential vote and is
attempting to win points by making such statements about Turkey.
"Last year the US president backed Palestine's accession to UN. But
this year he has changed his position because of upcoming elections,"
said Chavushoglu.
Nicolas Sarkozy said during his visit to Yerevan recently that Turkey
should recognize the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman
Empire in 1915 or else France will adopt the law criminalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide in the country.
Tert.am
18:53 ~U 13.10.11
Mevlut Chavushoglu, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Assembly of the
Council of Europe, has criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy
for his statement about the Armenian Genocide made during his recent
visit to Armenia.
According to the Turkish news agency Dogan, Chavushoglu who is a
Turkish national, said that Sarkozy's statement was aimed at domestic
audiences as he realizes he will lose the presidential vote and is
attempting to win points by making such statements about Turkey.
"Last year the US president backed Palestine's accession to UN. But
this year he has changed his position because of upcoming elections,"
said Chavushoglu.
Nicolas Sarkozy said during his visit to Yerevan recently that Turkey
should recognize the Armenian Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman
Empire in 1915 or else France will adopt the law criminalizing the
denial of the Armenian Genocide in the country.