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PRAISE FOR ERDOGAN'S CRITICISM OF FRENCH "GENOCIDE" IN ALGERIA .
Middle East Monitor
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/3214-praise-for-erdogans-criticism-of-french-qgenocideq-in-algeria
Dec 26 2011
The head of the Algerian Society for Peace has praised Turkey's prime
minister for his criticism of what Recep Tayyip Erdogan called French
"genocide" in Algeria. Mr Erdogan was reacting to a vote in the French
parliament "recognising" the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire.
He told the French president that if he has forgotten what his country
did in Algeria, he should "ask his father; he has the full story".
According to Abu Jarra Soltani of the Society for Peace, the French
decision on Armenia was taken by just 50 members of the 550 seat
parliament, "so it doesn't carry any validity". France is undergoing a
period of electioneering "which will cost Sarkozy a lot when those who
have suffered from the ravages of colonialism realise the importance
of Erdogan's speech".
Turkey is an important country, stressed Soltani, and it's weight in
the international community will embarrass France. "Sarkozy will pay
for his recklessness," he said, "as France will have to acknowledge
formally it's crimes in Algeria, apologise and pay compensation."
France should think twice about it's own crimes before criticising
others, he added.
Middle East Monitor
http://www.middleeastmonitor.org.uk/news/middle-east/3214-praise-for-erdogans-criticism-of-french-qgenocideq-in-algeria
Dec 26 2011
The head of the Algerian Society for Peace has praised Turkey's prime
minister for his criticism of what Recep Tayyip Erdogan called French
"genocide" in Algeria. Mr Erdogan was reacting to a vote in the French
parliament "recognising" the Armenian Genocide by the Ottoman Empire.
He told the French president that if he has forgotten what his country
did in Algeria, he should "ask his father; he has the full story".
According to Abu Jarra Soltani of the Society for Peace, the French
decision on Armenia was taken by just 50 members of the 550 seat
parliament, "so it doesn't carry any validity". France is undergoing a
period of electioneering "which will cost Sarkozy a lot when those who
have suffered from the ravages of colonialism realise the importance
of Erdogan's speech".
Turkey is an important country, stressed Soltani, and it's weight in
the international community will embarrass France. "Sarkozy will pay
for his recklessness," he said, "as France will have to acknowledge
formally it's crimes in Algeria, apologise and pay compensation."
France should think twice about it's own crimes before criticising
others, he added.