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"FRANCE SOLD THE REJECTION OF THE BILL BANNING THE DENIAL OF THE GENOCIDE TO TURKEY," RUBEN MEHRABYAN SAYS
Nelly GRIGORYAN
http://www.aravot.am/en/2012/07/07/88630/
July 7, 2012 15:08
Turkey found all sanctions against France void; it hailed the opening
of a warmer phase in relations with France. According to Reuters,
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said this on Thursday in
Paris, since the bill banning the denial of the Armenian Genocide had
not entered into force. During the joint press conference, French
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that the bill was unlikely to be
resurrected. Let us remind that in February the Constitutional Council
rejected the bill passed by both houses of the parliament, finding
that it restricted the freedom of speech. Nonetheless, in January the
Senate approved the bill, which was passed by the lower house of the
parliament in December. Representatives of the
Armenian diplomatic corps and political forces reacted to the
developments concerning the bill with happiness, assessing it as a
victory of Armenia and Hay Dat.
Ruben Mehrabyan, an expert of the Center for Political and
International Studies, responding to a question during a conversation
with www.aravot.am why France had decided to use the bill banning the
denial of the Genocide "as a napkin," said, "France as one of the
pivotal countries of the EU, as a member of the UN Security Council
had its own interests in the region and all this should be considered
in that context. Taking into account that there is this tangle of
Armenian-Turkish relations, the French used that in their interests
with as high efficiency as possible, in order to promote their
interests not only in the South Caucasus, but also in the Middle
East." Using the Armenian factor inside the country, in our
interlocutor's opinion, the French state put Turkey under intense
pressure, after which lifting that pressure, it didn't make any
promises to Turkey, nonetheless, there was no mention of compromise in
terms of European integration.
"Actually France sold the rejection of the bill banning the denial of
the Genocide to Turkey," Ruben Mehrabyan concludes and adds resolving
concerns that not only Armenia, but also Turkey has been used. After
all this, the political scientist only asserts and is sorry about "how
short-sighted and inexperienced the Armenian diplomacy is" and how
stereotyped our perceptions of the regional developments are. He also
notes that Turkey is not a small country either, it has its interests,
but it cannot be broad-minded, consider issues from the long-term
perspective and it is not able to go even 1mm beyond its historical
stereotypes. "This circle of the bill banning the denial of the
Genocide hasn't contributed to the Armenian-Turkish normalization in
any way. I am sorry, since it is in the direct interest of the
Armenian security and sovereignty to normalize relations between
Turkey and Armenia," the political scientist says. In response to a
question of www.aravot.am what the Armenian diplomatic corps, which
reacted to those developments with happiness a few months ago, should
do, Ruben Mehrabyan said, "It should seriously edit its world outlook
as a whole. Those who were happy had better apologize to the public
for their sancta simplicitas. It is enough of putting the Armenian
state and the Armenian people in such awkward positions with their
stupid happiness."
Our interlocutor advises not to find the clue to normalizing the
Armenian-Turkish relations in a third country, "The governments of
Armenia and Turkey should find the courage to normalize the
intergovernmental relations without preconditions for the benefit of
their own peoples. Not only will the Armenian and Turkish peoples, but
also the whole region benefit from that."
Nelly GRIGORYAN
http://www.aravot.am/en/2012/07/07/88630/
July 7, 2012 15:08
Turkey found all sanctions against France void; it hailed the opening
of a warmer phase in relations with France. According to Reuters,
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said this on Thursday in
Paris, since the bill banning the denial of the Armenian Genocide had
not entered into force. During the joint press conference, French
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said that the bill was unlikely to be
resurrected. Let us remind that in February the Constitutional Council
rejected the bill passed by both houses of the parliament, finding
that it restricted the freedom of speech. Nonetheless, in January the
Senate approved the bill, which was passed by the lower house of the
parliament in December. Representatives of the
Armenian diplomatic corps and political forces reacted to the
developments concerning the bill with happiness, assessing it as a
victory of Armenia and Hay Dat.
Ruben Mehrabyan, an expert of the Center for Political and
International Studies, responding to a question during a conversation
with www.aravot.am why France had decided to use the bill banning the
denial of the Genocide "as a napkin," said, "France as one of the
pivotal countries of the EU, as a member of the UN Security Council
had its own interests in the region and all this should be considered
in that context. Taking into account that there is this tangle of
Armenian-Turkish relations, the French used that in their interests
with as high efficiency as possible, in order to promote their
interests not only in the South Caucasus, but also in the Middle
East." Using the Armenian factor inside the country, in our
interlocutor's opinion, the French state put Turkey under intense
pressure, after which lifting that pressure, it didn't make any
promises to Turkey, nonetheless, there was no mention of compromise in
terms of European integration.
"Actually France sold the rejection of the bill banning the denial of
the Genocide to Turkey," Ruben Mehrabyan concludes and adds resolving
concerns that not only Armenia, but also Turkey has been used. After
all this, the political scientist only asserts and is sorry about "how
short-sighted and inexperienced the Armenian diplomacy is" and how
stereotyped our perceptions of the regional developments are. He also
notes that Turkey is not a small country either, it has its interests,
but it cannot be broad-minded, consider issues from the long-term
perspective and it is not able to go even 1mm beyond its historical
stereotypes. "This circle of the bill banning the denial of the
Genocide hasn't contributed to the Armenian-Turkish normalization in
any way. I am sorry, since it is in the direct interest of the
Armenian security and sovereignty to normalize relations between
Turkey and Armenia," the political scientist says. In response to a
question of www.aravot.am what the Armenian diplomatic corps, which
reacted to those developments with happiness a few months ago, should
do, Ruben Mehrabyan said, "It should seriously edit its world outlook
as a whole. Those who were happy had better apologize to the public
for their sancta simplicitas. It is enough of putting the Armenian
state and the Armenian people in such awkward positions with their
stupid happiness."
Our interlocutor advises not to find the clue to normalizing the
Armenian-Turkish relations in a third country, "The governments of
Armenia and Turkey should find the courage to normalize the
intergovernmental relations without preconditions for the benefit of
their own peoples. Not only will the Armenian and Turkish peoples, but
also the whole region benefit from that."