Sarkozy Firm on Recognition of Armenian Genocide

French President Nicolas Sarkozy reiterated Friday his support for the recognition of the Armenian genocide. "I believe the recognition of the genocide by Turkey is a moral responsibility. You can be certain that I will continue to speak out and work on this issue with full commitment," he said in a letter to the Armenian Orthodox Catholicos of the House of Cicilia, Aram I Keshishian. Sarkozy also reiterated France's support for Lebanon. "In the name of the French-Lebanese, centuries-old friendship that binds the two countries together, France will always defend Lebanon's sovereignty, independence and integrity."