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TURKISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER URGES HIS FRENCH COUNTERPART NOT TO PASS BILL CRIMINALIZING ARMENIAN GENOCIDE DENIAL
Panorama
Dec 14 2011
Armenia
Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Cemil Cicek sent a
letter to the Speaker of French Parliament, expressing his concern
over the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial on the agenda
of the French Parliament, according to CNN Turk.
Citing unnamed diplomatic sources, the Turkish news agency reports
that in his letter, Cicek stressed that passage of the bill will
inevitably damage the Turkish-French relations.
We will remind that the bill envisages one year prison term and a fine
of 45,000 euros for anyone who denies the fact of Armenian Genocide.
The Speaker of Turkey's parliament urged his French counterpart not
to interfere in the affairs which need to be studied by historians
and researchers.
Note that on December 7, 2011 the legal commission of the French Senate
passed a bill criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide, authored by
Valerie Boyer. The French Senate will discuss the bill on December 22.
From: A. Papazian
Panorama
Dec 14 2011
Armenia
Chairman of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Cemil Cicek sent a
letter to the Speaker of French Parliament, expressing his concern
over the bill criminalizing Armenian Genocide denial on the agenda
of the French Parliament, according to CNN Turk.
Citing unnamed diplomatic sources, the Turkish news agency reports
that in his letter, Cicek stressed that passage of the bill will
inevitably damage the Turkish-French relations.
We will remind that the bill envisages one year prison term and a fine
of 45,000 euros for anyone who denies the fact of Armenian Genocide.
The Speaker of Turkey's parliament urged his French counterpart not
to interfere in the affairs which need to be studied by historians
and researchers.
Note that on December 7, 2011 the legal commission of the French Senate
passed a bill criminalizing denial of Armenian Genocide, authored by
Valerie Boyer. The French Senate will discuss the bill on December 22.
From: A. Papazian