ANKARA SLAMS SARKOZY FOR GENOCIDE RECOGNITION CLAIMS
Tert.am
07.10.11
Turkey’s Minister for European Integration Egemen Bagish has slammed
French President’s recent remarks on the Armenian Genocide recognition.
According to the Turkish news agency Cihan, Bagish has criticized
Nicolas Sarkozy for assuming the role of a historian.
“Both Europe and France, and the entire world would gain more benefits
if Sarkozy thought about the EU’s future instead of acting as a
historian,” the Turkish official said, characterizing the French
leader’s move as a speculation ahead of his presidential campaign.
Visiting the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan’s Tsitsernakaberd
Park on Thursday, Sarkozy said his country would adopt the bill
penalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide, in case Turkey refuses
to admit the historical fact.
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