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ARF REP. HAILS FRENCH BILL ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE AS VICTORY OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN VALUES
Giro Manoyan
ArmeniaNow
24.01.12 | 15:33
By Gayane Lazarian
A senior representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AFR,
Dashnaktsutyun) believes that the adoption of the law criminalizing
the public denial of the Armenian Genocide by the Senate of France
is a great political achievement for all Armenians of the world and
a victory of justice for France.
"The adoption of the law is the victory of sober Turks in Turkey. They
have already started saying that such laws and resolutions must be
adopted abroad, because this way it would be possible to help Turks
inside Turkey get acquainted with their history," says Giro Manoyan,
Director of the International Secretariat of the AFR Bureau in Yerevan.
Manoyan believes that the Monday vote at the upper house of the French
parliament that went 127-86 in favor of the bill proves that France
is not afraid of the threats voiced by Turkey.
"Of course, it was the defeat of Turkey's policy. Turkey tried to
do everything; it raised the bar so high that in the end Turkey was
the one which fell down from that bar. Once again it was proved that
Turkey is not ready to face its history," Manoyan says.
The ARF representative is sure that other European Union member
countries will follow the example of France.
According to Manoyan, the adoption of the bill will only have a
temporary impact on French-Turkish relations.
"During the upcoming days, even for some weeks the [French-Turkish]
relations will be frozen, there will be a fall in the level of
diplomatic relations [between France and Turkey], as in terms
of economy, I believe that Turkey cannot do many things. By now
concerns have been voiced in Turkey that they do not want to talk
about boycotting products of French make, because they have their
own interests in them. The Turkish-French trade interests cannot be
easily replaced," says Manoyan.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Giro Manoyan
ArmeniaNow
24.01.12 | 15:33
By Gayane Lazarian
A senior representative of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AFR,
Dashnaktsutyun) believes that the adoption of the law criminalizing
the public denial of the Armenian Genocide by the Senate of France
is a great political achievement for all Armenians of the world and
a victory of justice for France.
"The adoption of the law is the victory of sober Turks in Turkey. They
have already started saying that such laws and resolutions must be
adopted abroad, because this way it would be possible to help Turks
inside Turkey get acquainted with their history," says Giro Manoyan,
Director of the International Secretariat of the AFR Bureau in Yerevan.
Manoyan believes that the Monday vote at the upper house of the French
parliament that went 127-86 in favor of the bill proves that France
is not afraid of the threats voiced by Turkey.
"Of course, it was the defeat of Turkey's policy. Turkey tried to
do everything; it raised the bar so high that in the end Turkey was
the one which fell down from that bar. Once again it was proved that
Turkey is not ready to face its history," Manoyan says.
The ARF representative is sure that other European Union member
countries will follow the example of France.
According to Manoyan, the adoption of the bill will only have a
temporary impact on French-Turkish relations.
"During the upcoming days, even for some weeks the [French-Turkish]
relations will be frozen, there will be a fall in the level of
diplomatic relations [between France and Turkey], as in terms
of economy, I believe that Turkey cannot do many things. By now
concerns have been voiced in Turkey that they do not want to talk
about boycotting products of French make, because they have their
own interests in them. The Turkish-French trade interests cannot be
easily replaced," says Manoyan.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress