"Europe's Turkish challenge
The French newspaper Le Figaro comments on France's decision to ask Ankara to admit that the killing of hundreds of thousands of Armenians during World War I amounted to genocide.
'The French authorities are trying to give assurances to French public opinion and the elected representatives ... who are hostile to Turkey joining the European Union.'
Noting that the request will be put to Turkey during membership talks, the paper says France has 'never before established such a clear link' between the Armenian deaths and talks on Turkey's membership of the EU. "
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