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PRESIDENT HOLLANDE OF FRANCE TO ATTEND 100TH COMMEMORATION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IN YEREVAN
15:08 25.04.2014
Armenia, Armenian Genocide, France, Francois Hollande
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's expression of condolences
to Armenians was an "advance" but not enough, French President
Francois Hollande said on Thursday at a ceremony in Paris to mark
the 99th anniversary of the slaughter of thousands by Turkish troops,
Radio France Internationale reports.
But that was not enough for Armenian President Serge Sarkissian,
who claimed that Turkey is continuing a policy of "total denial"
that the massacres constituted genocide.
The US was more positive, hailing a "positive step" towards
reconciliation between Truks and Armenians.
"This tragedy has a name, just one name, and that is genocide,"
Hollande told a commemoration organised by Paris's Armenian community
on Thursday evening.
He pointed out that France passed a law to that effect in 2001. A
2011 law that banned anyone from contesting the categorisation caused
considerable friction with Turkey before being blocked by France's
Constitutional Council.
Speaking after the ceremony, Hollande gave a cautious welcome to
Erdogan's declaration.
"It is a word that needed to be heard but it is not yet enough,"
he told journalists. "What must be said is what happened, even if
there has been an advance."
Hollande announced that he will be attending the 100th anniversary
ceremony in Yerevan next year.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/04/25/president-hollande-of-france-to-attend-100th-commemoration-of-the-armenian-genocide-in-yerevan/
15:08 25.04.2014
Armenia, Armenian Genocide, France, Francois Hollande
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's expression of condolences
to Armenians was an "advance" but not enough, French President
Francois Hollande said on Thursday at a ceremony in Paris to mark
the 99th anniversary of the slaughter of thousands by Turkish troops,
Radio France Internationale reports.
But that was not enough for Armenian President Serge Sarkissian,
who claimed that Turkey is continuing a policy of "total denial"
that the massacres constituted genocide.
The US was more positive, hailing a "positive step" towards
reconciliation between Truks and Armenians.
"This tragedy has a name, just one name, and that is genocide,"
Hollande told a commemoration organised by Paris's Armenian community
on Thursday evening.
He pointed out that France passed a law to that effect in 2001. A
2011 law that banned anyone from contesting the categorisation caused
considerable friction with Turkey before being blocked by France's
Constitutional Council.
Speaking after the ceremony, Hollande gave a cautious welcome to
Erdogan's declaration.
"It is a word that needed to be heard but it is not yet enough,"
he told journalists. "What must be said is what happened, even if
there has been an advance."
Hollande announced that he will be attending the 100th anniversary
ceremony in Yerevan next year.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2014/04/25/president-hollande-of-france-to-attend-100th-commemoration-of-the-armenian-genocide-in-yerevan/