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  • BAKU: Turkey ex-State Minister: "France activity in OSCE MG impedes

    Today, Azerbaijan
    Oct 20 2006

    Turkey ex-State Minister: "France activity in OSCE MG impedes
    settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict"

    20 October 2006 [14:27] - Today.Az

    "I disrespect my country and myself by keeping an order of enemy
    country," stated Kamran Inan, one of the professional politicians of
    Turkey and former state minister.

    He told APA Turkey bureau that reason of taking such a step is France's
    policy against Turkey. The politician drew the attention to France
    president's last visit to Armenia.

    "Jacques Chirac visited Armenia a month ago. He did mention the
    invasion of Azerbaijan's territory and one million Azerbaijanis
    refugees, but sent severe messages against Turkey. He referred
    to Agri dagh as Armenia territory, asked us to recognize false
    Armenian genocide and said many times that "Do not forget, this is
    genocide against us" while visiting Armenian monument. It means that
    if something happens to Turks and Muslims, the West will not take
    interest in this. But they worry when something happens to those
    of the same culture and religion with them the West show immediate
    reaction to this. France made it the part of its policy to fight
    against Turkey. It recognized false Armenian genocide in 2001 and then
    adopted a law which will punish those who deny false Armenian genocide
    by EU 45 000 and a year in jail. France denies EU human rights and
    Copenhagen criteria by this decision. It is a political war against
    Turkey. That is why I cannot keep the order given by former France
    president Mitterrand. I returned it to France embassy in Turkey. But
    the government did not show severe reaction," Kamran Inan said.

    The politician also touched upon France accession to OSCE. He said
    that he cast doubt on France's objectiveness in the settlement of
    Nagorno Karabakh conflict. "France's activity in Minsk Group impedes
    the settlement of Nagorno Karabakh conflict. It remained indifferent
    in Bosnians genocide in 1992-95 when Miloshovich promised western
    leaders to remove Turks and Muslims from Europe. The west remained
    indifferent in 14-year-ago Khojali genocide too. They should be
    ashamed of their double-standard policy," he said.

    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/31663.html
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