  French Socialists: Genocide Recognition Should Be Precondition for Turkey EU AccessionOctober 2, 2006 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Socialist Party of France shares the opinion of President Chirac that Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide before accession to the EU, a leader of the party, former Finance Minister of France Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who is going to run for the President next year, stated yesterday. Friday in Yerevan J. Chirac stated that Turkey should recognize the Armenian Genocide if it wants to join the EU. «The stance of the Socialist Party of France lies in it as well. We believe that acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide should be precondition for Turkey's accession to the EU,» Dominique Strauss-Kahn noted. He added, that this precondition is a symbolical one, reports RFE/RL.  Top stories Azerbaijani authorities report that they have already resettled 3,000 people in the Nagorno-Karabakh town of Stepanakert. On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesArmenian, 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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
