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HENRI REYNAUD: TURKEY SHOULD LOOK ITS HISTORY INTO THE FACE AND RECOGNIZE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Artak Barseghyan
"Radiolur"
17.10.2011 18:39
"France is the second largest investor in the Armenian economy, which
speaks about the high level bilateral relations," French Ambassador
to Armenia Henri Reynaud told a press conference today, adding that
the French capital is represented in different spheres of economy,
and the French investments tend to increase.
According to the Ambassador, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's
statements in Yerevan fully correspond to his strong opinion. "Turkey
should look its history into the face and recognize the Armenian
Genocide," he added.
Mr. Reynaud said he does not expect France to get more actively
involved in the process of settlement of the Karabakh issue. "Official
Paris is inclined to maintain the OSCE Minsk Group format. The solution
should be found as a result of negotiations within this framework,"
he added.
The negotiations on the Association Agreement between Armenia and
the European Union are rather active, the Ambassador said. "Armenia
has assumed the policy of rapid integration into the European family
and is moving steadily in that direction," the diplomat said, adding
that the visa regime will be facilitated in the near future followed
by the creation of a free trade zone.
Henri Reynaud underlined that the signing of the Association Agreement
will mark the start of a new stage in the Armenia-EU relations and
will boost the economic development of our country. Moreover, the
Armenia-EU and Armenia-France relations are closely interrelated today.
Artak Barseghyan
"Radiolur"
17.10.2011 18:39
"France is the second largest investor in the Armenian economy, which
speaks about the high level bilateral relations," French Ambassador
to Armenia Henri Reynaud told a press conference today, adding that
the French capital is represented in different spheres of economy,
and the French investments tend to increase.
According to the Ambassador, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's
statements in Yerevan fully correspond to his strong opinion. "Turkey
should look its history into the face and recognize the Armenian
Genocide," he added.
Mr. Reynaud said he does not expect France to get more actively
involved in the process of settlement of the Karabakh issue. "Official
Paris is inclined to maintain the OSCE Minsk Group format. The solution
should be found as a result of negotiations within this framework,"
he added.
The negotiations on the Association Agreement between Armenia and
the European Union are rather active, the Ambassador said. "Armenia
has assumed the policy of rapid integration into the European family
and is moving steadily in that direction," the diplomat said, adding
that the visa regime will be facilitated in the near future followed
by the creation of a free trade zone.
Henri Reynaud underlined that the signing of the Association Agreement
will mark the start of a new stage in the Armenia-EU relations and
will boost the economic development of our country. Moreover, the
Armenia-EU and Armenia-France relations are closely interrelated today.