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    LETTER FROM YOK PRESIDENT TEZIC TO CHIRAC

    Turkish Press
    Oct 23 2006

    ANKARA - "Can it be stated that the resolution making denial of the
    so-called Armenian genocide a crime in France, does not contradict
    freedom of expression," Supreme Board of Education (YOK) President
    Prof. Erdogan Tezic asked in a letter he sent to French President
    Jacques Chirac.

    In the letter Tezic urged President Chirac not to approve the
    resolution in question.

    "French National Assembly is getting prepared to adopt a resolution
    making denial of the so-called Armenian genocide a crime. To this end,
    I want to share my concerns with you," Prof. Tezic noted.

    "Can it be said that big states did not provoke and support the
    Armenian gangs in the Ottoman Empire during World War I? And they do
    not have any responsibility on these sufferings?" Tezic underlined.

    "I believe that you will not consent to the adoption of such a
    resolution which will pave the way of hatred among young generations
    as a veteran statesman of a country like France which has a rich
    cultural heritage," he indicated.
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