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FRANCE'S SARKOZY SEEKS TO 'AMEND TIES' WITH TURKEY IN GENOCIDE COMMENT
Tert.am
21:29 ~U 14.10.11
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called Turkish Ambassador in
France in an attempt to ease the tension caused after his Genocide
comment during the recent visit to Armenia, Turkish news agency
Anadolu reported.
Citing its own diplomatic sources the agency said that Jean-David
Levit, Sarkozy's advisor on diplomatic and foreign policy issues,
summoned Turkish Ambassador Tahsin Burjoglu to the Elysee Palace and
assured him that Paris does not want to spoil relations with Ankara
at all.
Nicolas Sarkozy said during his recent visit to Armenia that Turkey
should re-visit its own history and recognize the Armenian Genocide
perpetrated at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in early 20th century,
otherwise France will have to adopt the bill criminalizing the denial
of the Armenian Genocide.
Levit also said that Sarkozy's statement in Yerevan has been
misunderstood in Turkey, adding that France does not intend to go
against Turkey over that issue.
The French presidential adviser also told Tahsin Burjoglu that France
considers Turkey as a strong state and attaches importance to the
friendship between the two countries.
sarkozy-turkey/
Tert.am
21:29 ~U 14.10.11
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has called Turkish Ambassador in
France in an attempt to ease the tension caused after his Genocide
comment during the recent visit to Armenia, Turkish news agency
Anadolu reported.
Citing its own diplomatic sources the agency said that Jean-David
Levit, Sarkozy's advisor on diplomatic and foreign policy issues,
summoned Turkish Ambassador Tahsin Burjoglu to the Elysee Palace and
assured him that Paris does not want to spoil relations with Ankara
at all.
Nicolas Sarkozy said during his recent visit to Armenia that Turkey
should re-visit its own history and recognize the Armenian Genocide
perpetrated at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in early 20th century,
otherwise France will have to adopt the bill criminalizing the denial
of the Armenian Genocide.
Levit also said that Sarkozy's statement in Yerevan has been
misunderstood in Turkey, adding that France does not intend to go
against Turkey over that issue.
The French presidential adviser also told Tahsin Burjoglu that France
considers Turkey as a strong state and attaches importance to the
friendship between the two countries.
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