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AMBASSADOR: FRANCE HOPES FOR WIDER INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AHEAD OF 100TH ANNIVERSARY
YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. France hopes for a wider international
recognition of the fact of Armenian Genocide ahead of its 100th
anniversary in 2015, French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud said
Friday at a news conference.
He said French President Francois Hollande had repeatedly expressed
wish to attend the events to be held in Armenia to mark the
anniversary.
The ambassador also welcomed Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's
invitation addressed to the Turkish president who will be elected to
come to Armenia for these events.
France wants, he said, to see progress in the process of normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations and it is ready to support Armenia's
efforts to reach this progress.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey. The
border between the two countries was closed in 1993 at Ankara's
initiative.
Relations between Armenia and Turkey remain tense because of
Ankara's biased stance on Karabakh problem and its painful reaction
to Armenia's efforts to obtain worldwide recognition of the fact of
Armenian Genocide.
Thaw in Armenian-Turkish relations began in 2008 on Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan's initiative.
On October 10, Armenian and Turkish foreign ministers signed
the protocols on establishment of diplomatic ties between the two
countries and development of bilateral relations. The protocols had
to be ratified by the two countries' parliaments, but on April 22,
2010, the Armenian president, seeing that Turkey was dragging its
feet, signed a decree ceasing the process of ratification. He said
Turkey was not ready to continue the process.
Armenian genocide was the first genocide committed in the 20th
century. Turkey rejects the accusation of massacres and the killing
of one and a half million Armenians during World War I.
The fact of the Armenian genocide is recognized by many countries,
particularly by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, most of the U.S.
states, as well as by the parliaments of Greece, Cyprus, Argentina,
Belgium, Wales, National Council of Switzerland, Common House of
Canada, the Seym of Poland and lower house of Italian parliament.
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YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. France hopes for a wider international
recognition of the fact of Armenian Genocide ahead of its 100th
anniversary in 2015, French Ambassador to Armenia Henri Reynaud said
Friday at a news conference.
He said French President Francois Hollande had repeatedly expressed
wish to attend the events to be held in Armenia to mark the
anniversary.
The ambassador also welcomed Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan's
invitation addressed to the Turkish president who will be elected to
come to Armenia for these events.
France wants, he said, to see progress in the process of normalization
of Armenian-Turkish relations and it is ready to support Armenia's
efforts to reach this progress.
There are no diplomatic relations between Armenia and Turkey. The
border between the two countries was closed in 1993 at Ankara's
initiative.
Relations between Armenia and Turkey remain tense because of
Ankara's biased stance on Karabakh problem and its painful reaction
to Armenia's efforts to obtain worldwide recognition of the fact of
Armenian Genocide.
Thaw in Armenian-Turkish relations began in 2008 on Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan's initiative.
On October 10, Armenian and Turkish foreign ministers signed
the protocols on establishment of diplomatic ties between the two
countries and development of bilateral relations. The protocols had
to be ratified by the two countries' parliaments, but on April 22,
2010, the Armenian president, seeing that Turkey was dragging its
feet, signed a decree ceasing the process of ratification. He said
Turkey was not ready to continue the process.
Armenian genocide was the first genocide committed in the 20th
century. Turkey rejects the accusation of massacres and the killing
of one and a half million Armenians during World War I.
The fact of the Armenian genocide is recognized by many countries,
particularly by Uruguay, Russia, France, Lithuania, most of the U.S.
states, as well as by the parliaments of Greece, Cyprus, Argentina,
Belgium, Wales, National Council of Switzerland, Common House of
Canada, the Seym of Poland and lower house of Italian parliament.
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- See more at:
http://arka.am/en/news/politics/ambassador_france_hopes_for_wider_international_re cognition_of_armenian_genocide_ahead_of_100th_anni/#sthash.sTzgqbb4.dpuf