SOCIALIST PARTY OF FRANCE CONSIDERS RECOGNITION OF THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE BY TURKEY THE MAIN PRE-CONDITION FOR CONTINUATION OF THE TALKS ON TURKEY’S JOINING THE EU

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2007-09-06 17:49:00

ArmInfo. Socialist party of France is for continuation of the talks
between the European Union and France, but considers recognition
of the Armenian genocide by Turkey the main pre-condition for that,
first secretary of Socialist Party of France Francois Hollande said
at the press-conference in Yerevan today.

He also added that favourable economic indices and pre-conditions
for human rights ensuring are not enough for development of the
negotiating process between the European Union and Turkey.

‘Turkey should recognize the Armenian genocide. Moreover, I think
that as a pre-condition for Turkey’s joining the EU the authorities
should open the border to Armenia and set kind neighbouring relations
with it’, – the French politician emphasized.