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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 21, ARMENPRESS:
France's Minister for European Affairs Jean Leonetti clearly called on Turkey to recognize the Armenian Genocide and face its own history. Armenpress reports citing Agence France Press that Leonetti noted that Turkey must describe what happened in the early 20th century in the Ottoman Empire as "historical fact of genocide". "Nations must have courage to face their own history. Almost hundred years have passed since the Armenian Genocide happened, the people responsible for it died, it has just remained for Turkey to accept its own history.
Referring to the talks that the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide has been initiated by the ruling party for winning votes of French Armenians at the forthcoming presidential elections, Jean Leonetti said, "And why does the opposition back this bill?"
On December 22 France's Senate will discuss the bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian Genocide.