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FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO AZERBAIJAN: HISTORIANS SHOULD DEAL WITH THE ISSUES ON GENOCIDE
MilAz.info
Oct 17 2012
Azerbaijan
"I am not an expert on assessment of genocide, but I think what
happened in Khojaly is a tragedy"
"I think that historians should deal with the issues on genocide. It
is more important to carry out a dialogue", Ambassador of France to
Azerbaijan Pascal Meunier said while commenting on the possibility
of discussion of the bill criminalizing Armenian genocide denial at
the French parliament, APA reports.
Ambassador said the Constitutional Court of France passed a decision,
which says that the bill runs contrary to the Main Law of the country.
"As you know, the Constitutional Court passed a decision that the
abovementioned bill runs contrary to the Main Law of the country. So,
the problem has been solved. In order to adopt this bill, the
Constitution must be changed", he said.
Commenting on the happenings in Khojaly, Ambassador regarded as them a
tragedy and called on the conflicting parties to carry out a dialogue
to find a solution.
"As regards Khojaly, I know that Azerbaijan thinks genocide was
committed there. I am not an expert on assessment of genocide, but I
think what happened in Khojaly is a tragedy. My first contact with
Azerbaijan was during my participation in the seminar on Khojaly
organized at the French National Assembly in Paris. When I came to
Baku, I visited Martyrs' Alley. I see that Karabakh problem has hit
a number of families. But Azerbaijan and Armenia should start a new
dialogue, as France and Germany, which once waged war, did. Now these
countries are not fighting, they are competing in economy", he said.
MilAz.info
Oct 17 2012
Azerbaijan
"I am not an expert on assessment of genocide, but I think what
happened in Khojaly is a tragedy"
"I think that historians should deal with the issues on genocide. It
is more important to carry out a dialogue", Ambassador of France to
Azerbaijan Pascal Meunier said while commenting on the possibility
of discussion of the bill criminalizing Armenian genocide denial at
the French parliament, APA reports.
Ambassador said the Constitutional Court of France passed a decision,
which says that the bill runs contrary to the Main Law of the country.
"As you know, the Constitutional Court passed a decision that the
abovementioned bill runs contrary to the Main Law of the country. So,
the problem has been solved. In order to adopt this bill, the
Constitution must be changed", he said.
Commenting on the happenings in Khojaly, Ambassador regarded as them a
tragedy and called on the conflicting parties to carry out a dialogue
to find a solution.
"As regards Khojaly, I know that Azerbaijan thinks genocide was
committed there. I am not an expert on assessment of genocide, but I
think what happened in Khojaly is a tragedy. My first contact with
Azerbaijan was during my participation in the seminar on Khojaly
organized at the French National Assembly in Paris. When I came to
Baku, I visited Martyrs' Alley. I see that Karabakh problem has hit
a number of families. But Azerbaijan and Armenia should start a new
dialogue, as France and Germany, which once waged war, did. Now these
countries are not fighting, they are competing in economy", he said.