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    FRANCE DISCUSSES CONTROVERSIAL BILL ON ARMENIAN GENOCIDE

    Euronews.net, France
    May 18 2006

    Voting on a controversial bill to punish anyone denying the Armenian
    genocide has been postponed in the French parliament. While the speaker
    said talks were delayed due to a lack of time, pro-Armenian protestors
    outside parliament were angered, accusing Turkey of mounting pressure
    on France.

    The conservative government has said it will not support the bill after
    Turkish officials warned Paris of "irreparable damage" to bilateral
    relations if it passed the law. Earlier this month, Ankara recalled
    its ambassador to France and a leading deputy warned of a boycott of
    French goods.

    Under the bill put forward by the opposition socialists, anyone
    denying the Armenian genocide could be jailed for up to five years
    and face a hefty fine.

    Turkey denies claims that 1.5 million Armenians died in a genocide
    orchestrated by Ottoman forces during World War One. Turkish
    authorities claim they were victims of partisan fighting that claimed
    even more Turkish lives. The debate is a thorny issue in France which
    is home to around half a million Armenians.

    The inauguration of a memorial to commemorate the victims of the
    genocide in the city of Lyon earlier this year sparked protests by
    Turkish negationists who deny it ever happened. Turkey's continued
    denial of the genocide remains one of the main obstacles to its entry
    into the European Union.

    for video, go to
    http://euronews.net/create_html.php?page=detail _info&article=359638&lng=1#

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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