Sarkozy’s statement shows EU position for Ankara – RPA memberOctober 13, 2011 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Nicolas Sarkozy’s statement urging Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide may be linked to France’s position on Ankara’s EU bid, according to ex-foreign minister of Nagorno Karabakh Republic. As Arman Melikyan told a news conference in Yerevan, “Sarkozy gave Turkey until yearend to recognize the Genocide. As the French President said, in case of non-recognition, Genocide denial will be penalized, with France taking steps to prevent Ankara’s EU accession. “However, presidential statement may have another explanation: with Sarkozy trying to secure more Armenian community votes on the threshold of election, combining that purpose with foiling Ankara’s EU bid, in an attempt to manipulate the issue seeking concessions from Turkey,” the ex-FM said. “It’s not the first time Armenian issue was used to blackmail Turkey,” he said. A member of ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Lernik Aleksanyan, however, believes the statement to have been an attempt to demonstrate Europe’s position on Ankara. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |