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EVERYBODY HAS TO ACCEPT ARMENIAN CLAIMS IN FRANCE
By Mehtap Duztutar
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
Oct 12 2006
~U The French parliament has unilateraly adopted a bill making it a
crime to reject the Armenian claims. There is no document prooving
Armenian claims
~U If the bill becomes law, no Turkish or French could defend the
Turkish approach in the Armenian Issue.
~U The bill carries up to one year of imprisonment and a 45,000 Euro
penalty for denying so-called Armenian genocide.
~U It passed by 106 votes to 19.
~U Ankara believes the issue is being used to whip up French sentiment
against Turkish entry into the EU.
By Mehtap Duztutar
Journal of Turkish Weekly, Turkey
Oct 12 2006
~U The French parliament has unilateraly adopted a bill making it a
crime to reject the Armenian claims. There is no document prooving
Armenian claims
~U If the bill becomes law, no Turkish or French could defend the
Turkish approach in the Armenian Issue.
~U The bill carries up to one year of imprisonment and a 45,000 Euro
penalty for denying so-called Armenian genocide.
~U It passed by 106 votes to 19.
~U Ankara believes the issue is being used to whip up French sentiment
against Turkish entry into the EU.