RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS COMPULSORY FOR TURKEY’S JOINING EU, HEAD OF FRENCH SOCIALISTS CONSIDERS
Noyan Tapan
Sep 6, 2007
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Foreign Minister, Vardan
Oskanian, on September 6, received the delegation of the French
Socialist Party led by the party’s First Secretary, Francois Holland,
which is in Armenia on a working visit.
At the guest’s request, V. Oskanian presented the main directions
of Armenia’s foreign policy, the relations with the neighbors, the
Nagorno Karabakh negotiations process, the RA position in the issue
of Armenia-Turkey relations.
Touching upon Turkey’s possible membership to EU, F. Holland said
that the delegation led by him is for continuing the negotiations
and considers that the recognition of the Armenian Genocide is
compulsory for Turkey. And the opening of the border with Armenia
and establishment of diplomatic relations, according to him, should
take place as soon as possible. The head of the Ferench Socialists
also touched upon the home political developments in France.
According to the report provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA Foreign
Ministry Press and Information Department, deputies of French
parliament, Rene Rouquet, Bruno le Roux, responsible persons of
the ARFD European structure were among the members of the French
delegation.