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WHAT DO TURKS EXPECT FROM HOLLANDE AND WHAT CAN HE DO?
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=7024
15:07 . 10/05
The comments on the relations with France in the Turkish media and
among the politicians have resumed after a relative pause.
Now the newly elected president Francois Hollande is in the axis.
Before being elected a president he has promised to criminalise the
denial of the Armenian Genocide.
In official Ankara, however, they express hope that during Hollande's
presidency it will be possible to restore the relations with NATO
member-ally France. The Turkish deputy foreign minister Naci Koru
has said in his interview to the media they hope that during the new
administration, the problems existing with Paris will be settled,
however, according to him, it is still difficult to draw definite
conclusions, and therefore they will follow France's position.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has also made comments on this
occasion:- "The Turkish-French relations have started in the old times
and consequently Turkey expects that Hollande will take steps in the
direction of reestablishing the relations".
The Turkish Ambassador to France Tahsin Burcuoglu hopes that during
the new period started by Hollande, France will not veto EU membership
despite the fact that Sarkozy has suspended 5 of the 35 "negotiation
chapters" on Turkey's membership to EU. According to the Turkish known
political analyst Mehmet Ali Birand the only positive side of France's
presidential elections is that the elected president is not obviously
against Turkey unlike Sarkozy. However, Birand warns the authorities
of his country not to be very happy, as the new president is "more
resolute" in the issue of the Armenian Genocide than Sarkozy was and
that the Armenian issue will continue to remain the main obstacle in
the bilateral relations.
"We should not make a mistake, Hollande, unlike Sarkozy is not
principally against Turkey's membership to EU and doesn't investigate
the issue of Turkey's "Europeanisation". He sets forth the condition
that Ankara should recognize the Armenian Genocide in order to become
an EU member, and apparently, he is not one who will abandon his
approach easily," Birand has said.
To note, though really Hollande hasn't been noted for a stressed
anti-Turkey position, but has clearly spoken for the criminalization
of the Armenian Genocide's denial. Morevoer, after he was elected
France's presdient Francois Hollande once again stated he will make
efforts in order the law on the criminalization of the Armenian
Genocide enters into force.
"France must not have different approaches on the genocides it has
recognized," France's newly elected president has said.
From: Baghdasarian
http://www.yerkirmedia.am/?act=news&lan=en&id=7024
15:07 . 10/05
The comments on the relations with France in the Turkish media and
among the politicians have resumed after a relative pause.
Now the newly elected president Francois Hollande is in the axis.
Before being elected a president he has promised to criminalise the
denial of the Armenian Genocide.
In official Ankara, however, they express hope that during Hollande's
presidency it will be possible to restore the relations with NATO
member-ally France. The Turkish deputy foreign minister Naci Koru
has said in his interview to the media they hope that during the new
administration, the problems existing with Paris will be settled,
however, according to him, it is still difficult to draw definite
conclusions, and therefore they will follow France's position.
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has also made comments on this
occasion:- "The Turkish-French relations have started in the old times
and consequently Turkey expects that Hollande will take steps in the
direction of reestablishing the relations".
The Turkish Ambassador to France Tahsin Burcuoglu hopes that during
the new period started by Hollande, France will not veto EU membership
despite the fact that Sarkozy has suspended 5 of the 35 "negotiation
chapters" on Turkey's membership to EU. According to the Turkish known
political analyst Mehmet Ali Birand the only positive side of France's
presidential elections is that the elected president is not obviously
against Turkey unlike Sarkozy. However, Birand warns the authorities
of his country not to be very happy, as the new president is "more
resolute" in the issue of the Armenian Genocide than Sarkozy was and
that the Armenian issue will continue to remain the main obstacle in
the bilateral relations.
"We should not make a mistake, Hollande, unlike Sarkozy is not
principally against Turkey's membership to EU and doesn't investigate
the issue of Turkey's "Europeanisation". He sets forth the condition
that Ankara should recognize the Armenian Genocide in order to become
an EU member, and apparently, he is not one who will abandon his
approach easily," Birand has said.
To note, though really Hollande hasn't been noted for a stressed
anti-Turkey position, but has clearly spoken for the criminalization
of the Armenian Genocide's denial. Morevoer, after he was elected
France's presdient Francois Hollande once again stated he will make
efforts in order the law on the criminalization of the Armenian
Genocide enters into force.
"France must not have different approaches on the genocides it has
recognized," France's newly elected president has said.
From: Baghdasarian