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When did Sarkozy make decision on Genocide law? - French Journal
news.am
February 12, 2012 | 09:02
The voting of January 23 was the epilogue of the Armenians' long
struggle against denying the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Nikolas
Sarkozy decided upon the law criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide
during his visit to Armenia in October 2011, the French journal
L`Express informs.
Under the impressions of his official visit to Armenia in October
2011, Nikolas Sarkozy made a final decision about the law
criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide, a government member told.
More accurately, the president came upon the decision after visiting
the Memorial in Yerevan dedicated to the memory of the 1915 Genocide
victims. The members of the Armenian Associations in France, who were
represented in his delegation, asked the president to do what he
intended to.
`If Turkey does not acknowledge his responsibility until the end of
this year, France will adopt a law,' Sarkozy had warned.
news.am
February 12, 2012 | 09:02
The voting of January 23 was the epilogue of the Armenians' long
struggle against denying the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Nikolas
Sarkozy decided upon the law criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide
during his visit to Armenia in October 2011, the French journal
L`Express informs.
Under the impressions of his official visit to Armenia in October
2011, Nikolas Sarkozy made a final decision about the law
criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide, a government member told.
More accurately, the president came upon the decision after visiting
the Memorial in Yerevan dedicated to the memory of the 1915 Genocide
victims. The members of the Armenian Associations in France, who were
represented in his delegation, asked the president to do what he
intended to.
`If Turkey does not acknowledge his responsibility until the end of
this year, France will adopt a law,' Sarkozy had warned.