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POLITICIAN: "THIS IS A DEFEAT OF TURKISH DIPLOMACY"
http://times.am/?l=en&p=4049
24.01.12
Giro Manoyan, Director of the International Secretariat of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Bureau in Yerevan, met journalists today and
spoke about the bill of criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial
which was accepted at French Senate yesterday in the night.
"Acceptance of bill of criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial at
French Senate is a political victory for everyone", Mr. manoyan noted.
According to him this is a French victory first of all as France did
not let Turkish warnings have any influence on the bill.
"This is a victory of the whole Armenians, as due to Turkey this issue
became an Armenian-Turkish struggle in France. This is a defeat of
Turkish diplomacy as this country tried to do everything and raised the
point so much that then fell from a great height", the speaker said.
After French President Nicolas Sarkozy signs the law it will start
to work and the law will not be ended on this point. According to the
politician other EU countries also may follow French example. "Turkey
confirmed once more that Turkey is unable to face its history.
French-Turkish relations will be frozen as a result of this bill,
but Turkey is unable to press France officially. Turkey is demanded
on French economically so those relations are not easy to destroy", G.
Manoyan noted.
Remind that on January 23 French Senate accepted bill on
criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial. Now it will be presented
to the French President to sign it. After the bill starts to work
everyone who denies Armenian Genocide in France will be sentenced
with a year and will be fined with 45.000 Euros.
French deputy Valerie Boyer is the author of the bill.
Referring to another theme, meeting of Armenian, Russian and
Azerbaijani Presidents in Sochi, the speaker said: "The trilateral
meeting and joint announcement was just an attempt to create a positive
image, nothing more. There is no real progress in NK issue settlement
process". According to him mediator countries and especially Russia
want to prevent the war and all efforts are directed to this aim.
http://times.am/?l=en&p=4049
24.01.12
Giro Manoyan, Director of the International Secretariat of the Armenian
Revolutionary Federation Bureau in Yerevan, met journalists today and
spoke about the bill of criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial
which was accepted at French Senate yesterday in the night.
"Acceptance of bill of criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial at
French Senate is a political victory for everyone", Mr. manoyan noted.
According to him this is a French victory first of all as France did
not let Turkish warnings have any influence on the bill.
"This is a victory of the whole Armenians, as due to Turkey this issue
became an Armenian-Turkish struggle in France. This is a defeat of
Turkish diplomacy as this country tried to do everything and raised the
point so much that then fell from a great height", the speaker said.
After French President Nicolas Sarkozy signs the law it will start
to work and the law will not be ended on this point. According to the
politician other EU countries also may follow French example. "Turkey
confirmed once more that Turkey is unable to face its history.
French-Turkish relations will be frozen as a result of this bill,
but Turkey is unable to press France officially. Turkey is demanded
on French economically so those relations are not easy to destroy", G.
Manoyan noted.
Remind that on January 23 French Senate accepted bill on
criminalization of Armenian Genocide denial. Now it will be presented
to the French President to sign it. After the bill starts to work
everyone who denies Armenian Genocide in France will be sentenced
with a year and will be fined with 45.000 Euros.
French deputy Valerie Boyer is the author of the bill.
Referring to another theme, meeting of Armenian, Russian and
Azerbaijani Presidents in Sochi, the speaker said: "The trilateral
meeting and joint announcement was just an attempt to create a positive
image, nothing more. There is no real progress in NK issue settlement
process". According to him mediator countries and especially Russia
want to prevent the war and all efforts are directed to this aim.