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EXPERT: ARMENIA TO HAVE IMPORTANT ROLE IN REGIONAL PROCESSES SOON
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 15, 2011 - 14:33 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will have an important role in regional
processes soon, an expert said.
According to Rudolf Yaralyan, the statements French President Nicolas
Sarkozy made in Yerevan during his visit prove Europe's vision of
Armenia as an important actor in the regional developments.
This, he said, is a blow to Pan-Turkic projects in the region.
Sarkozy challenged Turkey to face up to its past and threatened to
pass the law that would make denying the Genocide a crime. "I am
hopeful that the people and government of Turkey will be wise to
recognize this crime against humanity. If Turkey came to acknowledge
the dark pages of its history, both Armenia and France would eye it
as a gesture of peace and reconciliation, which can never be based on
denial," he said, adding that he expects to see the Armenian Genocide
recognition by Turkey during his presidency.
Besides, Sarkozy said France doesn't see Turkey in the European Union.
As to possible energy programs in Armenia, Sarkozy said a French
delegation will arrive in Armenia in the near future to investigate
possibilities of peaceful use of nuclear energy. "Armenia needs it,"
he said.
From: Baghdasarian
PanARMENIAN.Net
October 15, 2011 - 14:33 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will have an important role in regional
processes soon, an expert said.
According to Rudolf Yaralyan, the statements French President Nicolas
Sarkozy made in Yerevan during his visit prove Europe's vision of
Armenia as an important actor in the regional developments.
This, he said, is a blow to Pan-Turkic projects in the region.
Sarkozy challenged Turkey to face up to its past and threatened to
pass the law that would make denying the Genocide a crime. "I am
hopeful that the people and government of Turkey will be wise to
recognize this crime against humanity. If Turkey came to acknowledge
the dark pages of its history, both Armenia and France would eye it
as a gesture of peace and reconciliation, which can never be based on
denial," he said, adding that he expects to see the Armenian Genocide
recognition by Turkey during his presidency.
Besides, Sarkozy said France doesn't see Turkey in the European Union.
As to possible energy programs in Armenia, Sarkozy said a French
delegation will arrive in Armenia in the near future to investigate
possibilities of peaceful use of nuclear energy. "Armenia needs it,"
he said.
From: Baghdasarian