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TURKISH BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SAYS BILL DOES NOT COMPLY WITH EUROPEAN VALUES
Anadolu Agency
Dec 16 2011
Turkey
Istanbul, 16 December: Turkish business association's chairperson
has said that a French resolution criminalizing rejection of Armenian
allegations pertaining to the 1915 incidents did not comply with the
European values.
Speaking to AA correspondent on Friday, Turkish Industrialists'
and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) Chairperson Umit Boyner said
that the French parliament brought up the bill restricting freedom
of thought ahead of the presidential election in France.
Boyner said TUSIAD believed that parliaments could not replace the
judiciary in democratic states.
Meanwhile representatives from TUSIAD and the Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) will hold a series of
talks in France on 19 December regarding bill's negative impacts on
Turkish-French business.
A French parliamentary commission adopted a resolution on Armenian
allegations regarding the 1915 incidents last week. The resolution
will be voted at the general assembly on 19 December.
The resolution envisages "one-year prison term and 45,000-euro fine
for those who deny genocide recognized by French laws".
The French parliament ratified a resolution saying that "France
recognizes the Armenian genocide of 1915" on 29 January 2011.
From: A. Papazian
Anadolu Agency
Dec 16 2011
Turkey
Istanbul, 16 December: Turkish business association's chairperson
has said that a French resolution criminalizing rejection of Armenian
allegations pertaining to the 1915 incidents did not comply with the
European values.
Speaking to AA correspondent on Friday, Turkish Industrialists'
and Businessmen's Association (TUSIAD) Chairperson Umit Boyner said
that the French parliament brought up the bill restricting freedom
of thought ahead of the presidential election in France.
Boyner said TUSIAD believed that parliaments could not replace the
judiciary in democratic states.
Meanwhile representatives from TUSIAD and the Union of Chambers
and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) will hold a series of
talks in France on 19 December regarding bill's negative impacts on
Turkish-French business.
A French parliamentary commission adopted a resolution on Armenian
allegations regarding the 1915 incidents last week. The resolution
will be voted at the general assembly on 19 December.
The resolution envisages "one-year prison term and 45,000-euro fine
for those who deny genocide recognized by French laws".
The French parliament ratified a resolution saying that "France
recognizes the Armenian genocide of 1915" on 29 January 2011.
From: A. Papazian