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TURKEY MUST DECLASSIFY GENOCIDE ARCHIVES - EXPERT
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 25, 2012 - 14:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - French Senate's passing the bill penalizing Armenian
Genocide denial is a truly historic event, said the director of
the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and
Caspian region.
"With the passage of the bill, no one will be able to call the
Genocide issue a "solely Armenian viewpoint"," Vladimir Zakharov said,
expressing hope for other countries to follow France's suit.
In conclusion, the expert urged Turkey to declassify the archives to
enable a fair study.
Political analyst Andrey Areshev, in turn, noted Ankara's threats
as useless. "Turkish-French relations will eventually stabilize. If
willing to play by European rules, Turkey will have to change its
policy," the expert stressed.
"Turkey lost much of its influence in West compared to 1990s:
in present circumstances, the emotional approach to the issue is
unconstructive, necessitating a balanced policy line," he noted.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the
Armenian Genocide denial with 127 votes for and 86 against. To be
signed into law within 14 days, the bill will impose a 45,000 euro
fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime
against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish authorities threatened France with breaking of ties in case
of passing the bill. Moreover the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
stated that he will never step foot in France if the Senate passes
the draft law.
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 25, 2012 - 14:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - French Senate's passing the bill penalizing Armenian
Genocide denial is a truly historic event, said the director of
the Institute of Political and Social Studies of the Black Sea and
Caspian region.
"With the passage of the bill, no one will be able to call the
Genocide issue a "solely Armenian viewpoint"," Vladimir Zakharov said,
expressing hope for other countries to follow France's suit.
In conclusion, the expert urged Turkey to declassify the archives to
enable a fair study.
Political analyst Andrey Areshev, in turn, noted Ankara's threats
as useless. "Turkish-French relations will eventually stabilize. If
willing to play by European rules, Turkey will have to change its
policy," the expert stressed.
"Turkey lost much of its influence in West compared to 1990s:
in present circumstances, the emotional approach to the issue is
unconstructive, necessitating a balanced policy line," he noted.
On January 23, the French Senate passed the bill criminalizing the
Armenian Genocide denial with 127 votes for and 86 against. To be
signed into law within 14 days, the bill will impose a 45,000 euro
fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime
against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.
Turkish authorities threatened France with breaking of ties in case
of passing the bill. Moreover the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan
stated that he will never step foot in France if the Senate passes
the draft law.