YeReVaN wrote:Aren't you proud of your barbaric history? No wonder so many counties can't stand Turkey. Ohh wait I forgot Turks are the Master race right? LOL
YeReVaN wrote:Don't expect us to recognise the "genocide" and open the border
Sooner or later you will. Even if you don't, your government will. MARK MY WORD. Your government wants to join EU too much.
cannedmoose wrote:Unless the French government explicitly places recognition of the Armenian genocide as a condition in the accession agreement, I don't see it being yet another hurdle on Turkey's EU route... there are enough hurdles to jump already that have more chance of blocking their accession.
cannedmoose wrote:Unless the French government explicitly places recognition of the Armenian genocide as a condition in the accession agreement, I don't see it being yet another hurdle on Turkey's EU route... there are enough hurdles to jump already that have more chance of blocking their accession.
YeReVaN wrote:cannedmoose wrote:Unless the French government explicitly places recognition of the Armenian genocide as a condition in the accession agreement, I don't see it being yet another hurdle on Turkey's EU route... there are enough hurdles to jump already that have more chance of blocking their accession.
Chirac Appeases Armenians on Turkish EU Bid
Sunday's referendum in France, which will decide that country's position on the EU Constitution, has forced French politicians to use every tool at their disposal to get the Yes vote from the people.
French President Jacques Chirac yesterday used the word "genocide" for the first time when characterizing deportations of Armenians in the early 1900s to appease the powerful Armenian lobby in France, and coax their support for the EU Constitution in Sunday's referendum.
Chirac sent a letter to the Coordination Committee of the Armenian Organizations of France (CCAF), claiming that the new European Constitution "would further delay" Turkey's EU full membership.
Noting the French Parliament's recent decision recognizing the genocide, Chirac said: "France recognizes the genocide." Despite the Parliament's decision, the president has not used the word publicly, choosing instead to describe the controversial events of early 1900s as "tragic."
"The EU Constitution will promote tolerance, justice and respect for minorities," Chirac wrote in his letter. "For the first time in our history, fundamental human rights and freedom will be recognized in the EU Constitution, and will be guaranteed for all of EU citizens. Pluralism, opposition to discrimination, justice, solidarity, gender-based equality and minority rights will become mandatory for all member states."
Chirac also expressed his belief that Turkey will "refresh its memory" on the issue.
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