RA AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE: RECOGNITION OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE IS NECESSARY FOR TURKEY FIRST OF ALL
ArmInfo News Agency
2007-05-29 09:48:00
If Turkey wishes to unit with the great European family, recognition
of the Armenian Genocide is necessary for Turkey, first of all,
RA Ambassador to France Eduard Nalbandyan told ArmInfo special
correspondent in France.
The Ambassador emphasized the importance of recognizing not only
the Armenian Genocide but all the genocides which happened in other
countries because of dictatorship. "It is necessary to fight such
phenomenon as denial of genocide at the international level and by
joint efforts of the peoples which underwent genocide", the Ambassador
said and added that the "Armenian issue" turned into lump for Turkey.
E. Nalbandyan said it is envisaged to open the Centers in several
French cities to fight denial of the Armenian Genocide and in favour
of its recognition. Such a Center was opened in Valance and the one
will be opened in Decines. The Ambassador emphasized importance of
activities of the "Hay Dat" organization, in particular, the role
of Chairman of this organization’s European Office Hilda Choboyan,
due to whom the Armenian genocide issue was sounded in many European
organizations and structures. Foe her part, H. Choboyan emphasized
that the "Hay Dat" will fight denial of the Armenian Genocide until
solution of this issue at the international level. "Only in case of
the Genocide recognition, Turkey may be considered as a candidate
for EU full member", she said.