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    CHIRAC CALLS ON TURKEY TO "RECOGNIZE ITS PAST" IN CONNECTION WITH MASS KILLINGS OF ARMENIANS

    International Herald Tribune, France
    The Associated Press
    Sept 30 2006

    YEREVAN, Armenia French President Jacques Chirac called on Turkey on
    Saturday to "recognize its past" in connection with the mass killings
    of Armenians in the early 20th century.

    "Turkey should acknowledge the mistakes of its past," Chirac
    said at a joint news conference with Armenian President Robert
    Kocharian. "I believe that every country, in accordance with its
    level of development, should acknowledge its tragic moments and the
    mistakes of the past."

    A reporter had asked Chirac whether Turkey should have to recognize
    the killings as genocide before being admitted to the European Union.

    Armenians say that as many as 1.5 million of their ancestors were
    killed in 1915-1923 in an organized campaign and have pushed for
    recognition of the killings as genocide around the world. Turkey
    rejects the claim that a mass evacuation and related deaths of
    Armenians was genocide and says the death toll is inflated.

    France's parliament has officially recognized the killings as genocide,
    and Chirac said in 2004 that Turkey would have to agree on that point
    if it wanted to become an EU member.

    YEREVAN, Armenia French President Jacques Chirac called on Turkey on
    Saturday to "recognize its past" in connection with the mass killings
    of Armenians in the early 20th century.

    "Turkey should acknowledge the mistakes of its past," Chirac
    said at a joint news conference with Armenian President Robert
    Kocharian. "I believe that every country, in accordance with its
    level of development, should acknowledge its tragic moments and the
    mistakes of the past."

    A reporter had asked Chirac whether Turkey should have to recognize
    the killings as genocide before being admitted to the European Union.

    Armenians say that as many as 1.5 million of their ancestors were
    killed in 1915-1923 in an organized campaign and have pushed for
    recognition of the killings as genocide around the world. Turkey
    rejects the claim that a mass evacuation and related deaths of
    Armenians was genocide and says the death toll is inflated.

    France's parliament has officially recognized the killings as genocide,
    and Chirac said in 2004 that Turkey would have to agree on that point
    if it wanted to become an EU member.
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