Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan said Turkey must face its history. Speaking in the Marseille city hall on Wednesday, President stressed that the recent developments clearly showed what stance France and French people have.

“I would like to assure you that the recent visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Armenia was of historical importance. Not a single world leader voiced such words addressed to the Armenian people regarding the Genocide, our pains. We must be grateful to wise President of this wonderful country,” he said addressing the Marseille city leadership and representatives of the local Armenian community.

According to him, Turkey must face its past and reconsider approaches to the Armenian Genocide.

“Our position has not changed. We are ready to have relations with Turkey as a neighboring state,” he said brining an example of Germany and Poland. “Chancellor Willy Brandt bent his knee in the Warsaw Ghetto admitting his country’s guilt,” Sargsyan said.

President believes that sooner or later Turkey, which considers itself a European state, will have reputable leaders and they will bow their heads near the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan.