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FRENCH SENATE'S DECISION WAS MESSAGE TO TURKEY - ARMENIAN ANALYST
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January 26, 2012 | 11:52
YEREVAN. - The impact, for Armenia, of the French Senate's passing
of the bill that criminalizes the denial of genocides, including the
Armenian Genocide, was three kilograms, and in the form of a child:
Sarkozy Avetisyan, Regional Studies Center Director Richard Giragosian
stated during a press conference on Thursday.
"We have many Hamlets in Armenia, but this was the first Sarkozy. This
also shows the voting's importance for Armenia," Giragosian added.
The analyst also noted that this voting was a huge message to Turkey,
in the sense that genocide recognition is an international movement
which cannot be stopped. "Genocide recognition is stronger today than
before. There was huge pressure on Turkey. The French Senate's voting
day was very important, since the voting took place days before the
anniversary of the murder of [Hrant] Dink [the founder and former
chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian weekly, who was killed in
2007]. This shows how Turkey will change," Richard Giragosian stressed.
"The third development is connected with EU-Turkey relations. This was
a very god opportunity for France to harm Turkey's EU [membership]
bid. Turkey is compelled to look toward the East. For example,
returning to the football policy, [and] normalization of relations,"
the analyst maintained.
And the fourth development, as per Richard Giragosian, was that
Turkey's reaction to the French Senate's decision further intensified
the genocide talks.
news.am
January 26, 2012 | 11:52
YEREVAN. - The impact, for Armenia, of the French Senate's passing
of the bill that criminalizes the denial of genocides, including the
Armenian Genocide, was three kilograms, and in the form of a child:
Sarkozy Avetisyan, Regional Studies Center Director Richard Giragosian
stated during a press conference on Thursday.
"We have many Hamlets in Armenia, but this was the first Sarkozy. This
also shows the voting's importance for Armenia," Giragosian added.
The analyst also noted that this voting was a huge message to Turkey,
in the sense that genocide recognition is an international movement
which cannot be stopped. "Genocide recognition is stronger today than
before. There was huge pressure on Turkey. The French Senate's voting
day was very important, since the voting took place days before the
anniversary of the murder of [Hrant] Dink [the founder and former
chief editor of Istanbul's Agos Armenian weekly, who was killed in
2007]. This shows how Turkey will change," Richard Giragosian stressed.
"The third development is connected with EU-Turkey relations. This was
a very god opportunity for France to harm Turkey's EU [membership]
bid. Turkey is compelled to look toward the East. For example,
returning to the football policy, [and] normalization of relations,"
the analyst maintained.
And the fourth development, as per Richard Giragosian, was that
Turkey's reaction to the French Senate's decision further intensified
the genocide talks.