In connection with the centennial of the Armenian Genocide, the US can take a step so that Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan understand, first of all, that the Armenian Genocide needs to be recognized.
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Vice-President René Rouquet, who is also a French National Assembly member and deputy chairman of the French-Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Senate of France, told the above-said to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
In his words, the objective of the French delegation in Armenia is to do everything possible so that the Turks recognize the Armenian Genocide.
“We all are confident that French President François Hollande will be in [Armenia’s capital city] Yerevan on April 24, 2015 [that is, on the 100th anniversary of the genocide]. Hollande must convince the US so that [official] Washington understands that respective steps need to be taken in that direction.
“Turks need to understand that numerous countries have recognized the Armenian Genocide. If the US recognizes the Armenian Genocide, this will have a big impact.
“And, first and foremost, [US President] Barack Obama should do that, since he promised to recognize the Armenian Genocide and he has not fulfilled his promise,” Rouquet stated.
At the same time, he stressed that Erdogan knows very well that it will be very difficult for Obama to recognize the Armenian Genocide.
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