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Cihan News Agency, turkey
April 25 2014
Hollande welcomes Erdoğan's 1915 condolences, says 'not enough'
TR_ISTA - 25.04.2014 18:13:01
French President François Hollande has welcomed Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdoğan's condolences for descendants of the Anatolian
Armenians killed in 1915, adding that it is still "not enough."
Hollande, who attended a ceremony marking the events of 1915 in Paris
on Thursday, told Turkish reporters following the event that Erdoğan's
condolences for the Armenian community "needed to be heard," adding
that it is still not enough. "It needed to be said and it was
expressed," Hollande said.
Hollande highlighted that there has been progress, but he said the
expectation not only of Armenians but also those who seek truth and
freedom is the recognition of the "Armenian genocide."
"And we will stand by them," Hollande added.
In a historic first for the Turkish Republic, Erdoğan extended his
office's condolences to the grandchildren of Armenians who lost their
lives in 1915. His surprising statement came the day before April 24,
when Armenians commemorate the events they describe as genocide under
Ottoman rule. The statement was widely welcomed by the West and
Armenians living in Turkey, but Yerevan is unsatisfied with the
statement.
Turkey and France are also at odds over French attempts to criminalize
the denial of the purported genocide of Armenians at the hands of the
Ottoman Empire almost a century ago. In his long-awaited visit to
Turkey in January, Hollande, who had promised in the past to pursue
efforts to criminalize such denial, refrained from saying how the
French government planned to act, saying instead that Paris "will do
the right thing" and "whatever the law requires."
US Secretary of State John Kerry also welcomed the statement on the
anniversary of the events, describing it as "striking."
"Thoughts and prayers with Armenians today. PM Erdogan's striking
statement affirms global principles. #NeverForget," Kerry wrote on his
Twitter account on Thursday.
Another Twitter message welcoming the statement came from the British
Embassy in Ankara.
"Today as we remember the tragedy for the Armenian people of 1915, we
also hope for reconciliation and dialogue between Turkey and Armenia.
Welcome Turkish PM Erdogan's statement on 23 April about relations
with Armenians. Hope this will lead to further positive developments,"
said tweets posted on the British Embassy's official Twitter account
on Thursday.
(Cihan/Today's Zaman)
April 25 2014
Hollande welcomes Erdoğan's 1915 condolences, says 'not enough'
TR_ISTA - 25.04.2014 18:13:01
French President François Hollande has welcomed Prime Minister Recep
Tayyip Erdoğan's condolences for descendants of the Anatolian
Armenians killed in 1915, adding that it is still "not enough."
Hollande, who attended a ceremony marking the events of 1915 in Paris
on Thursday, told Turkish reporters following the event that Erdoğan's
condolences for the Armenian community "needed to be heard," adding
that it is still not enough. "It needed to be said and it was
expressed," Hollande said.
Hollande highlighted that there has been progress, but he said the
expectation not only of Armenians but also those who seek truth and
freedom is the recognition of the "Armenian genocide."
"And we will stand by them," Hollande added.
In a historic first for the Turkish Republic, Erdoğan extended his
office's condolences to the grandchildren of Armenians who lost their
lives in 1915. His surprising statement came the day before April 24,
when Armenians commemorate the events they describe as genocide under
Ottoman rule. The statement was widely welcomed by the West and
Armenians living in Turkey, but Yerevan is unsatisfied with the
statement.
Turkey and France are also at odds over French attempts to criminalize
the denial of the purported genocide of Armenians at the hands of the
Ottoman Empire almost a century ago. In his long-awaited visit to
Turkey in January, Hollande, who had promised in the past to pursue
efforts to criminalize such denial, refrained from saying how the
French government planned to act, saying instead that Paris "will do
the right thing" and "whatever the law requires."
US Secretary of State John Kerry also welcomed the statement on the
anniversary of the events, describing it as "striking."
"Thoughts and prayers with Armenians today. PM Erdogan's striking
statement affirms global principles. #NeverForget," Kerry wrote on his
Twitter account on Thursday.
Another Twitter message welcoming the statement came from the British
Embassy in Ankara.
"Today as we remember the tragedy for the Armenian people of 1915, we
also hope for reconciliation and dialogue between Turkey and Armenia.
Welcome Turkish PM Erdogan's statement on 23 April about relations
with Armenians. Hope this will lead to further positive developments,"
said tweets posted on the British Embassy's official Twitter account
on Thursday.
(Cihan/Today's Zaman)