Sarkozy hopes Turkey will recognize Armenian Genocide
Should Turkey recognize the Armenian Genocide, it will be a ‘big step' towards Armenian-Turkish peace deal, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said in Yerevan.
"You cannot build your history rejecting the other's sufferings," Sarkozy said during a press conference with Serzh Sargsyan.
The French leader is hopeful that the Turkish authorities and the Turkish nation will be reasonable enough to admit the fact of the Armenian Genocide. He also expects to see Armenian Genocide recognition by Turkey during his presidency.
Nicolas Sarkozy has arrived in Armenia on Thursday for a two-day state visit. Following the welcome ceremony at Zvartnots airport, the Armenian and French leaders headed for the Mother See of Hoy Etchmiadzin to meet His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians. Then they visited Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to Armenian Genocide victims. The Armenian and the French delegations also visited the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute and took a tour around the museum building. Nicolas Sarkozy left a note in the Commemoration Book. "France does not forget," he wrote.
