HILDA TCHOBOIAN: MAJORITY OF CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENCY IN FRANCE SHOWS PRO-ARMENIAN POSITION

Noyan Tapan
Mar 13 2007

YEREVAN, MARCH 13, NOYAN TAPAN. After the parliamentary and
presidential elections in France, with the efforts of Armenian
National Committee of Europe it will be possible to place the bill on
determining criminal liability for denial of Armenian Genocide on the
Senate’s agenda. Committee Chairwoman Hilda Tchoboian assured this at
the March 13 press conference. In her words, the majority of candidates
for presidency in France shows a pro-Armenian position in the above
mentioned issue. Meanwhile she stated that political figures’ conduct
before the elections often considerably differs from their policy
conducted after the elections. Nevertheless, in H. Tchoboian’s words,
they will pursue "development of wave of discussions related to the
Genocide." She also stated that the Armenian community of France is
against Turkey’s membership to European Union and will vote for the
candidates for presidency who are also against it. Aram Hambarian, Head
of Armenian National Committee of America, said that the Turks and the
U.S. State Department being under their pressure will do their best to
prevent adoption of Resolution N 116 condemning the Armenian Genocide
in U.S. House of Representatives. However, in A. Hambarian’s words,
they will hardly achieve their purpose. The Committee, in its turn,
will struggle to secure not withdrawing the word "genocide" from the
Resolution condemning Hrant Dink’s murder, as in A. Hambarian’s words,
"Dink and the Genocide are inseparably connected with each other."