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    New Anatolian, Turkey
    Feb 19 2008


    Visiting French official: Parliament did not approve bill on Armenian
    genocide


    The New Anatolian / Ankara

    19 February 2008


    French Secretary of State for Industry and Foreign Trade Herve
    Novelli said the French parliament did not approve bill on 1915
    incidents; the bill was adopted only by national parliament and
    presented to senate.

    The bill bans denial of Armenian genocide.

    Novelli said the adoption of that bill was not on their agenda.

    Upon questions of reporters (regarding the French bill on 1915
    incidents) during a ceremony at which Turkey's Halkbank and French
    Development Agency (AFD) signed a loan agreement, Novelli said
    sometimes politics intervened in economy.

    Novelli said he arrived in Turkey with a crowded group of
    businessmen, and it showed their will to further strengthen the
    relations between Turkey and France.

    On the other hand, Turkish State Minister & Deputy Prime Minister
    Nazim Ekren said they exchanged views on what could be done to
    further improve the quality of relations in area of economy between
    Turkey and France.

    "This project is one of the things that should be done. Loan for
    small & medium scale enterprises should be considered a support for
    regional and company development," Ekren added.
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