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TURKEY HAS TO TAKE LESSON FROM FRANCE, SAYS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Nov 13 2012
Turkish leaders should take French President Francois Hollande, who
recently condemned the deportation of French Jews during World War II,
as an example of how to face the past, according to Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan.
"French presidents have had the strength to face history. I applaud
their courage. I will ask President Hollande to tell Turkish
authorities how he personally condemned the deportation of Jews in
concentration camps. This could serve as a source of lessons for
leaders of Turkey," Sargsyan recently told French daily Le Figaro
in an apparent reference to Yerevan's demands that Turkey recognize
Armenian genocide claims.
Hollande recently expressed his solidarity with Jews on Nov. 2,
saying, "We're all French Jews" during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's visit to France.
Sargsyan, who met Hollande at the Elysee Palace during a recent visit,
also said he did not fear rapprochement between Turkey and France.
"Our policy is not guided by a desire to harm Turkey. It is guided
by clear principles. We want the contacts between Turkey, France,
and other European countries to increase, so that Turkey can, through
these relationships, endorse European values," he said.
Tuesday, 13 November 2012 Hurriyet Daily News
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/144741/turkey-has-to-take-lesson-from-france-says-armenian-president.html
Journal of Turkish Weekly
Nov 13 2012
Turkish leaders should take French President Francois Hollande, who
recently condemned the deportation of French Jews during World War II,
as an example of how to face the past, according to Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan.
"French presidents have had the strength to face history. I applaud
their courage. I will ask President Hollande to tell Turkish
authorities how he personally condemned the deportation of Jews in
concentration camps. This could serve as a source of lessons for
leaders of Turkey," Sargsyan recently told French daily Le Figaro
in an apparent reference to Yerevan's demands that Turkey recognize
Armenian genocide claims.
Hollande recently expressed his solidarity with Jews on Nov. 2,
saying, "We're all French Jews" during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu's visit to France.
Sargsyan, who met Hollande at the Elysee Palace during a recent visit,
also said he did not fear rapprochement between Turkey and France.
"Our policy is not guided by a desire to harm Turkey. It is guided
by clear principles. We want the contacts between Turkey, France,
and other European countries to increase, so that Turkey can, through
these relationships, endorse European values," he said.
Tuesday, 13 November 2012 Hurriyet Daily News
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/144741/turkey-has-to-take-lesson-from-france-says-armenian-president.html