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GARIK KERYAN: THE CONSTITUTIONAL COUNCIL'S DECISION WAS PREDICTABLE
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
29.02.2012 15:14
The decision of the French Constitutional Council on the bill
criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide was predictable,
Doctor of Political Science, Professor Garik Keryan told a press
conference today.
According to him, we deal with Turkey - a country, which plays a
great role in the world; its economic and military potential is often
decisive on many issues inside NATO, Turkey's geopolitical place
and role cannot be ignored, either. "Naturally, Turkey uses and will
use this privilege every time the genocide issue is on the agenda,"
he said.
"France has serious economic interests in Turkey, the two countries
are members of the same military political organization. Turkey's
pressures on Turkey do not mean that a powerful country like France
is afraid of Turkey. France made a humanistic, a moral step, trying
to adopt a law criminalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide, but
the French have their state interests, and France could not but take
into account Turkey's position here," the political scientist said.
According to Keryan, either Sarkozy was not far-sighted enough to
predict such developments, or tried to exert pressure on Turkey, well
aware that the Constitutional Council would turn down the law. The
political scientist considers that the second option is more probable.
From: Baghdasarian
Nvard Davtyan
"Radiolur"
29.02.2012 15:14
The decision of the French Constitutional Council on the bill
criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide was predictable,
Doctor of Political Science, Professor Garik Keryan told a press
conference today.
According to him, we deal with Turkey - a country, which plays a
great role in the world; its economic and military potential is often
decisive on many issues inside NATO, Turkey's geopolitical place
and role cannot be ignored, either. "Naturally, Turkey uses and will
use this privilege every time the genocide issue is on the agenda,"
he said.
"France has serious economic interests in Turkey, the two countries
are members of the same military political organization. Turkey's
pressures on Turkey do not mean that a powerful country like France
is afraid of Turkey. France made a humanistic, a moral step, trying
to adopt a law criminalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide, but
the French have their state interests, and France could not but take
into account Turkey's position here," the political scientist said.
According to Keryan, either Sarkozy was not far-sighted enough to
predict such developments, or tried to exert pressure on Turkey, well
aware that the Constitutional Council would turn down the law. The
political scientist considers that the second option is more probable.
From: Baghdasarian