  French political parties call on Turkey to recognize Armenian GenocideMay 26, 2009 - 16:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - All French political parties call on Turkey to recognize Armenian Genocide, independent journalist Jean Ekiyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent.Right-wing parties are against Turkey's EU process, but they promise privileged partnership in case the country provides solution to national minority's problems and the Armenian Issue. According Alexander Adler, historian, journalist and expert on Turkish issues, "Turkey cannot be considered exemplary democratic state unless it recognizes the Armenian Genocide." As shown by polls conducted by Sofres centre, 37% of French people are strongly against Turkey's EU process, and 28% find that the country should speed up its efforts towards EU membership; 25% of respondents did not give any answer. The polls were mainly conducted among young people.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
