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TURKEY URGES FRANCE TO DROP GENOCIDE BILL
armradio.am
21.12.2011 12:13
Turkish President Abdullah Gul called on France yesterday to drop a
parliamentary bill making it illegal to deny the 1915 mass killing
of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey was genocide.
Gul said the planned legislation is unacceptable and strongly urged the
French to reconsider. "It is not possible for us to accept this bill
which denies us the freedom to reject unfair and groundless accusations
targeting our country and our nation," Gul said in a statement.
The remarks of the Turkish president came as the French parliament
prepares to vote on the draft bill on Thursday. The law proposes
a prison sentence of up to one year and a fine of 45,000 euros
($58,000) for those who deny the 'genocide' of Armenians by the
Ottoman government during World War I.
armradio.am
21.12.2011 12:13
Turkish President Abdullah Gul called on France yesterday to drop a
parliamentary bill making it illegal to deny the 1915 mass killing
of Armenians in Ottoman Turkey was genocide.
Gul said the planned legislation is unacceptable and strongly urged the
French to reconsider. "It is not possible for us to accept this bill
which denies us the freedom to reject unfair and groundless accusations
targeting our country and our nation," Gul said in a statement.
The remarks of the Turkish president came as the French parliament
prepares to vote on the draft bill on Thursday. The law proposes
a prison sentence of up to one year and a fine of 45,000 euros
($58,000) for those who deny the 'genocide' of Armenians by the
Ottoman government during World War I.