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    DISCUSSION OF 'ARMENIAN GENOCIDE' AN INSULT TO FRENCH DEMOCRACY

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    Dec 20 2011
    Azerbaijan

    Discussion of the bill criminalising the denial of the farfetched
    'Armenian genocide' now being debated in the French Parliament, is
    an insult to French democracy, first deputy chairman of Milli Mejlis
    (Parliament) of Azerbaijan Ziyafet Askerov told reporters on Tuesday.

    Mr Askerov noted that everyone has their own opinion, but discussion
    of this issue in the French parliament is absurd.

    "This step does not promise anything good in terms of relations
    between Turkey and France because it can be considered as pressure on
    Ankara. The misfortune of the Armenians is that they are used to such
    matters. However they themselves cannot escape from this situation,
    because they are such nation. This pressure on Turkey doesn't fit
    into any international standards," Mr Askerov said.

    Member of the French presidential party, Union for a Popular Movement
    (UMP) which has the parliamentary majority, did, early in December,
    present a bill aimed to introduce criminal punishment for denial of
    the so-called 'Armenian genocide' to the legislative committee of
    the National Assembly.

    The bill was signed by 40 members of the UMP party and the New Centre
    party, which provides up to one year's imprisonment and a fine of
    45,000 euros for those who deny the so-called 'Armenian genocide'.

    The Armenians and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of
    Turkey - Ottoman Empire has carried out 'genocide' against Armenians
    living in Anatolia in 1915 and achieved recognition for these events as
    'genocide' in the parliaments of several countries.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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