PARIS—Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with
representatives of the Armenian community in Paris on Monday, reported
Nouvelles d’Armenie. Co-chairmen of the Coordinating Council of Armenian
Organizations in France Ara Toranian presented to Sarkozy issues of concern for
the Armenian community such as the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He relayed that
the security of Karabakh is of key importance not only for Armenia, but for the
entire European civilization. Toranian also spoke about the negative impact it
Turkey’s membership in the EU would have on the Armenian community.
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy speaking to the
Armenian community on Nov. 14, 2016 (Photo: Jacques Avakian). PARIS—Former
French President Nicolas Sarkozy met with representatives of the Armenian
community in Paris on Monday, reported Nouvelles d’Armenie. Co-chairmen of the
Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations in France Ara Toranian presented
to Sarkozy issues of concern for the Armenian community such as the
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He relayed that the security of Karabakh is of key
importance not only for Armenia, but for the entire European civilization.
Toranian also spoke about the negative impact it Turkey’s membership in the EU
would have on the Armenian community.
The meeting discussed the issue of Sarkozy’s circle having
close ties with Azerbaijan. Sarkozy responded that during political
decision-making, he is the leader; not the representatives within his circle.
He said he supported the criminalization of the denial of the Armenian Genocide
during his presidency. Sarkozy also affirmed that he is against Turkey’s
membership in the EU, contrary to current President Hollande’s position.
Regarding the topic of genocides, Sarkozy underlined the
four genocides of the 20th century– the Armenian Genocide, the Holocaust, the
genocide of Cambodians and the Tutsi genocide. He highlighted that the Armenian
struggle raises issues to combat genocide universally. According to him, denial
is not an expression of opinion, but it is a crime.
Sarkozy also had a meeting with the Armenian community at
the National Center for Armenian Remembrance Decines, France on November 9,
reported Nouvelles D’Armenia.
“The word genocide must not be trivialized. Its negation is
a crime against intelligence and morality. The situation for Christians in the
East is genocide,” Sarkozy said, speaking about Christians in the Middle East.
Regarding the possibly of Turkey’s entrance to the European
Union, Sarkozy said “I went to Ankara to say on the spot that Turkey is
certainly a great civilization, but that its place is not in Europe, and also
that a great country must recognize the glorious hours as the dark hours in its
history.”
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