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    Deutsche Presse-Agentur, Germany
    October 12, 2006 Thursday

    Turkey outraged by French support for Armenian genocide bill



    DPA POLITICS France Diplomacy Turkey EXTRA: Turkey outraged by French
    support for Armenian genocide bill Ankara
    Turkey has expressed outrage Thursday at a vote in
    the French National Assembly in favour of a bill that would make it a



    crime to deny that Turkey committed genocide against the Armenian
    people more than 90 years ago.

    The Turkish Foreign Ministry in Ankara characterized the
    assembly's move as an "irresponsible action" that rested on the "weak

    assertions by a few French politicians," which would deal "a massive
    blow" to Franco-Turkish relations.

    The ministry added that Turkey would "deeply regret" approving the
    bill.

    Turkish Parliamentary President Bulent Arinc said the proposed law
    was "humiliating" and a "inimical stance" towards the Turkish people,

    adding that it would be "a blow against freedom of opinion and
    thought" and "unacceptable" to Turkey.

    Turkey, which vehemently maintains that the mass deaths of
    Armenians during the First World War should not be considered
    genocide, has threatened France with economic sanctions should the
    Western European country pass the legislation.
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