Эдвард Налбандян:

“Возражения и доводы Турции против закона о криминализации отрицания Геноцида армян во Франции являются, мягко говоря, слабыми и беспочвенными”, - заявил на пресс-конференции министр иностранных дел Армении Эвдард Налбандян.

По его словам, Армения выразила свою высокую оценку народу и руководству Франции после принятия соответствующего законопроекта в парламенте страны. “Сегодня этот проект закона включен в повестку заседания Сената”, - напомнил Налбандян. Он отметил, что принятие данного законопроекта не связано с нормализацией армяно-турецких отношений. “Если что-то и мешает урегулированию армяно-турецких отношений, то это позиция турецкой стороны, и об этом известно международному сообществу, и именно поэтому сегодня отмечается, что мяч находится на стороне Турции», - заявил министр. Глава МИД добавил, что аргументы о том, что между Францией и Турцией есть некие экономические интересы, и Турция играет определенную роль в региональных вопросах, “слегка попахивают коррупцией”. “Это не только шантаж, они хотят чем-то подкупить. Этот законопроект является исполнением рамочного решения Европейского Союза, утвержденного 28-го ноября 2008 года. Я не считаю, что общечеловеческие ценности могут быть заменены какими-либо другими доводами, особенно такими, какие звучат с турецкой стороны”, - подчеркнул Налбандян.

Напомним, что 22 декабря Национальное Собрание Франции одобрило законопроект, предусматривающий наказание в виде года тюремного заключения и штрафа в размере 45 тысяч евро за отрицание геноцида армян в Османской империи в 1915 году. Документ передан на утверждение в Сенат.

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