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Dec 23 2011
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe Says Turkey Does Not Have to Overreact
By Fani Toli on December 23, 2011
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday that Turkey
should not overreact after France's lower house of parliament adopted
a draft bill criminalizing the denial of `Armenians'genocide.'
`What I wish is that our Turkish friends do not overreact,' Juppe said
as Ankara announced to take diplomatic reprisal measures by recalling
Turkish ambassador to Paris, suspending all political visits and
freezing military cooperation with France.
In 2001, France passed a law recognizing the killing of Armenians as
genocide. Five years later, the French National Assembly first passed
a bill considering an offence to deny the mass killing of Armenians
but was rejected by the Senate.
Forged by members of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party
Union for Popular Movement (UMP), the bill mandated a 45,000-euro
($58,750) fine and a year in jail for offenders.
Turkey which repeatedly rejected the allegations considered Paris
genocide bill a move to win the votes of 500,000 ethnic Armenians in
France in next year's elections.
Tension clouded Franco-Turkish economic and political relations as
French head of State stands firm in refusing Turkey bid to join the
European Union.
Dec 23 2011
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe Says Turkey Does Not Have to Overreact
By Fani Toli on December 23, 2011
French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Thursday that Turkey
should not overreact after France's lower house of parliament adopted
a draft bill criminalizing the denial of `Armenians'genocide.'
`What I wish is that our Turkish friends do not overreact,' Juppe said
as Ankara announced to take diplomatic reprisal measures by recalling
Turkish ambassador to Paris, suspending all political visits and
freezing military cooperation with France.
In 2001, France passed a law recognizing the killing of Armenians as
genocide. Five years later, the French National Assembly first passed
a bill considering an offence to deny the mass killing of Armenians
but was rejected by the Senate.
Forged by members of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's ruling party
Union for Popular Movement (UMP), the bill mandated a 45,000-euro
($58,750) fine and a year in jail for offenders.
Turkey which repeatedly rejected the allegations considered Paris
genocide bill a move to win the votes of 500,000 ethnic Armenians in
France in next year's elections.
Tension clouded Franco-Turkish economic and political relations as
French head of State stands firm in refusing Turkey bid to join the
European Union.