FUTURE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE ACCEPTABLE FOR ARMENIAN COMMUNITY

Panorama.am
18:26 13/03/2007

Public and elit opinions on the Armenian genocide coincide in France,
Hilda Choboyan, representative of the Armenian Cause Office of the
Armenian Revolutionary Federation (Dashnakcutiun), told reporters
today. In her words, all three candidates for the presidency of France
support the political line of condemning the Armenian genocide. They
only differ in the attitudes on the bill imposing punishment for not
recognizing the genocide.

"Although Segolen Roayal has not made any statement, it is known that
his co-party fellows have submitted the bill imposing punishment for
not recognizing the genocide," Choboyan said. She said the same refers
to Nikolia Sarkozi who is against Turkey’s membership to EU. On the
other hand, Fransua Bayrumi, who is not against condemnation of the
Armenian genocide and is against Turkey’s membership in EU, does not
think that the Senate must approve the bill imposing punishment for
refusing to recognize the Armenian genocide.