VAHAN HOVHANNISIAN: FRANCE TO TOUCH UPON POSTPONED DRAFT SOONER OR LATER
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
May 22 2006
YEREVAN, MAY 22, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. “Sooner or later,
France, as the leader of Europe, will again touch upon that issue,
and we’ll have success this time.” Vahan Hovhannisian, the NA Deputy
Speaker, an ARF Bureau member said to journalists on May 19, touching
upon the postponing of the votion at the French NA the previous day
for the draft envisaging criminal liability for denying the Armenian
Genocide. According to him, clashes of interests are understandable,
including the one that big financial and economic circles which are
interested in Turkey influence on the Government. “But there are other
circles as well, and they will become active now,” V.Hovhannisian
assured.
According to him, the blackmail implemented by Turkey is not surpising,
either, as during the last 250 years it “has been Turkey’s main way
of leading policy.” He also emphasized that Turkey’s reaction in
the issue of recognition of the Armenian Genocide proves that the
foreign policy being implemented by Armenia is becoming effective,
and that the taken course is right.