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Если отрицание будет продолжаться, то Франция пойдет на другие шаги и внесет законодательные изменения по криминализации отрицания Геноцида армян. Об этом сегодня на совместной с президентом Армении Сержем Саргсяном пресс-конференции заявил глава французского государства Николя Саркози, находящийся в Ереване с государственным визитом.

Франция в 2001 году на парламентском уровне признала Геноцид армян в Османской империи, однако законопроект о привлечении к уголовной ответственности за отрицание Геноцида пока не принят Сенатом, продолжил он, добавив, что  Париж ожидает разумного подхода со стороны турецкого общества и правительства в вопросе скорейшего признания Геноцида армян.

"Настало время для реализации желания армян всего мира о признании Геноцида.  Надеюсь, это случится в период моего президентства", - сказал Саркози, отметив при этом, что  если бы Турция признала черные страницы своей истории - Геноцид начала века, то Франция и Армения посчитали бы это сильным жестом в направлении мира и большим шагом к примирению.
Как считает глава французского государства, не может быть прочного примирения без признания страданий людей, отрицания исторических фактов.


"Если такая большая страна как Турция, которая часто демонстрировала свою смелость, нашла бы силы пойти на такой шаг, то для Франции было бы достаточно законодательно признать геноцид", - сказал Саркози.


"Франция не может предъявить ультиматум Турции, мы, таким образом, не можем помочь примирению двух народов. Но с 1915 года прошло достаточно времени для принятия решения, и ответом Франции на шаги руководства Турции будут скорейшие шаги", - сказал Саркози.


Отметим, что геноцид армян 1915 года признан многими государствами мира - Уругваем, Россией, Францией, Литвой, Грецией, Кипром, Аргентиной, Бельгией, Уэльсом и др. Сама же Турция, на территории которой было уничтожено 1,5 млн армян, отвергает данный факт.

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