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Press TV, Iran
Dec 17 2011
Turkey to recall envoy from France
Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:54PM GMT
Turkish Ambassador to Paris Tahsin Burcuoglu Turkey says it will
recall its ambassador to France if the French parliament passes the
bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide during the
First World War.
Undersecretary of the Turkish Embassy in Paris Engine Solakoglu,
warned that Turkish Ambassador Tahsin Burcuoglu would be recalled for
consultation for an indefinite period of time in case the bill is
passed next week.
`Passage of the measure will lead to irreparable damage in
Turkish-French ties,' Solakoglu added.
Next week the French parliament is to vote for the bill which could
punish those denying the genocide claims with up to one year in prison
and a 45,000-euro fine.
In 2006, the French National Assembly adopted a bill aimed at
punishing deniers of the `Armenian genocide.' However, the bill was
dropped the same year before making it to Senate.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy revived the issue during a visit to
Armenia, when he urged Turkey to recognize the killing of Armenians
years ago.
France recognized the events that took place in Anatolia during the
years of World War I as genocide in 2001, increasing tension between
the two nations.
SZH/JR/HGH
Dec 17 2011
Turkey to recall envoy from France
Sat Dec 17, 2011 5:54PM GMT
Turkish Ambassador to Paris Tahsin Burcuoglu Turkey says it will
recall its ambassador to France if the French parliament passes the
bill criminalizing the denial of the Armenian genocide during the
First World War.
Undersecretary of the Turkish Embassy in Paris Engine Solakoglu,
warned that Turkish Ambassador Tahsin Burcuoglu would be recalled for
consultation for an indefinite period of time in case the bill is
passed next week.
`Passage of the measure will lead to irreparable damage in
Turkish-French ties,' Solakoglu added.
Next week the French parliament is to vote for the bill which could
punish those denying the genocide claims with up to one year in prison
and a 45,000-euro fine.
In 2006, the French National Assembly adopted a bill aimed at
punishing deniers of the `Armenian genocide.' However, the bill was
dropped the same year before making it to Senate.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy revived the issue during a visit to
Armenia, when he urged Turkey to recognize the killing of Armenians
years ago.
France recognized the events that took place in Anatolia during the
years of World War I as genocide in 2001, increasing tension between
the two nations.
SZH/JR/HGH