An Armenian couple from the northwestern Akhurik village named their baby boy, born on Wednesday, Sarkozy in honor of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Armenian Aravot daily reported.
The parents expressed their gratitude to the president after the French Senate passed on Monday a bill that outlaws the denial of genocide including the Armenian Genocide in the early 20th century. The bill that sets the country on a collision course with Turkey is yet be signed by President Sarkozy.
According to the Aravot daily, the three-kilogram boy has already received his birth certificate with his name, Sarkozy Avetisyan.
The Armenian Republican Party gave a $200 certificate to the couple, the newspaper said.
Turkey and Armenia have had no diplomatic relations since the latter became independent following the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991. Turkey closed its border with Armenia in a show of support for Azerbaijan following a bloody conflict over Nagorny Karabakh, in which some 35,000 died on both sides.
