this issue further let's talk to around hari n r rahman executive director of the armenian national committee of america thanks for being with us mr embury and what does this decision by france mean firm unions around the world. well i think at its heart what happens it was the approval of a genocide prevention measures something that is a powerful stand against turkey's denial of the army of genocide but more broadly a vote for a world without genocide for ending the cycle of genocide so many countries around the world russia have a france of course italy sweden switched on the others recognize this crime so we think it's a step toward mounting pressure increasing pressure on turkey to finally come to terms with your many genocide truthfully and justly but some critics say that president taco's e.u. party proposed the bill is just trying to win votes among the six hundred thousand ethnic armenians living in france do you think that that's the case i think that the support for the measure came from across the political spectrum in france as it has in so many countries everywhere in the around the world

considered by many in the twentieth century is first genocide executive director of the armenian national committee of america parian says the measurable force to admit to the atrocities. so many countries around the world russia canada france of course it will be sweden switched on and others recognize this crime so we think it's a step toward mounting pressure increasing pressure on turkey to i only come to terms with your many genocide both truthfully and just as support for the measure it from your part of the political spectrum in france as it has in so many countries everywhere in the around the world that there's been a vote the voters almost universally been to see this crime recognize that the soul center of the aisle is after a one a very welcome aspect of this for us as arming americans was that it shines a spotlight on president obama president obama promised as a candidate as a senator to recognize you're going genocide immediately after getting like you brought up so we hope that this reminds the president was obligation to was on commitments and also reminds them of that is do the right thing a

considered by many in the twentieth centuries first genocide executive director of the armenian national committee of america. says the national forced to admit to the atrocities. so many countries around the world russia canada france of course it will be sweden switched on and others recognize this crime so we think it's a step toward mounting pressure increasing pressure on turkey to finally come to terms with your imminent genocide both truthfully and justly i think of the support for the measure in from across the political spectrum in france as it has in so many countries everywhere around the world that there's been a vote the voters almost universally been to this crime recognize that the sole center of the aisle is opera i think there's. an inclination among turkish politicians to play to the lowest common denominator there is a very hardline element of in turkey that abuse this is a matter of national pride there are others who see that turkey made may need to pay for its crime and they're fearful of that but it's certainly the lowest common denominator and it's taken turkish politics hostage and s

armenian genocide but the move has been strongly criticized by turkey which maintains the deaths were a consequence of the first world war around home power an executive director of the armenian national committee of america says ancora has no choice but to acknowledge the genocide so many countries around the world russia canada france of course it will be sweden switzerland others recognize this crime so we think it's a step toward mounting pressure increasing pressure on turkey to finally come to terms with their many genocide both truthfully and justly one very welcome aspect of this for us as armenian americans is that it shines a spotlight on president obama president obama promised as a candidate as a senator to recognize you're going genocide and he immediately after getting like you brought that we hope that this reminds the president was obligation to his own commitment and also remind him of that he was to the right thing and the congress should do the same two thousand while i believe it was when the french parliament initially recognized the armed genocide i'm not exactly sort of your but when they did subsequent to that recognition it's true between irish and actually increase so turkey is p

armenian genocide but the move has been strongly criticized by turkey which maintains the deaths were a consequence of the first world war around home pari an executive director of the armenian national committee of america says ancora has no choice but to ignore.