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    Hürriyet, Turkey
    Oct 13 2006

    Ankara readies itself for response to French decision


    Sources in Ankara are reporting that the Turkish response to the
    French Parliament's approval of the controversial "Armenian genocide
    denial" bill will be swift and strong.


    Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul has announced that the Turkish
    Parliament will hold a special session on France on Tuesday, and that
    on the agenda will be a number of possibilities, including a freezing
    of all bilateral relations with France, putting all French firms
    wishing to bid on contracts in Turkey on a "red list," and even
    freezing for the time being relations between the Turkish Armed
    Forces and their French counterparts.

    Terse statement from Prime Ministerial offices

    The Prime Ministerial buildings in Ankara yesterday issued the
    following stern statement in the wake of news from Paris: "There are
    some narrow minded politicians in France who have caused their
    country to live with this shame, and who should think about what will
    come following this decision."

    In Ankara, French Ambassador Paul Poudade said he thought
    French-Turkish relations would suffer for a few weeks, and then get
    back on track. In a statement to NTV news last night, Ambassador
    Poudade said he thought the comments issued from the Turkish Foreign
    Ministry were "a little painful, a little sad, but all in all,
    measured."
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