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AZERBAIJANI TOP OFFICIAL: FRANCE'S CO-CHAIRMANSHIP AT OSCE MG MAY BE DISCUSSED
Trend
Dec 29 2011
Azerbaijan
France's co-chairmanship at the OSCE Minsk Group (MG) may be discussed
at the organization's meeting.
"Turkish President Abdullah Gul made a proposal concerning France's
participation in European institutions, OSCE and OSCE MG. Perhaps,
this issue will be discussed at the MG's meeting," Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Social and Political Department Chief
Ali Hasanov told journalists on Thursday.
With regard to the bill criminalizing denial of the so-called "Armenian
genocide" adopted at the French parliament, Hasanov said it is a tool
of certain circles to use the Armenians against the Turks.
He said it is nonsense against a background of Europe's current
development.
Arresting and fining people for freedom of thought in the center of
Europe, in a country defining Europe's public life norms, are the
norms of the Middle Ages," he underlined.
The French Parliament adopted a bill criminalizing the denial of a
fictitious "Armenian genocide" last week.
Some 45 out of 577 French MPs participated in the voting, while 38
voted for and seven voted against the adoption of the bill.
The bill envisages about a year imprisonment and a fine worth 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
MPs from the French President's "Union for Popular Movement" (UMP)
party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed the bill which
aims at criminalizing denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" to
the legislative committee of the National Assembly in early December.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.
Trend
Dec 29 2011
Azerbaijan
France's co-chairmanship at the OSCE Minsk Group (MG) may be discussed
at the organization's meeting.
"Turkish President Abdullah Gul made a proposal concerning France's
participation in European institutions, OSCE and OSCE MG. Perhaps,
this issue will be discussed at the MG's meeting," Azerbaijani
Presidential Administration Social and Political Department Chief
Ali Hasanov told journalists on Thursday.
With regard to the bill criminalizing denial of the so-called "Armenian
genocide" adopted at the French parliament, Hasanov said it is a tool
of certain circles to use the Armenians against the Turks.
He said it is nonsense against a background of Europe's current
development.
Arresting and fining people for freedom of thought in the center of
Europe, in a country defining Europe's public life norms, are the
norms of the Middle Ages," he underlined.
The French Parliament adopted a bill criminalizing the denial of a
fictitious "Armenian genocide" last week.
Some 45 out of 577 French MPs participated in the voting, while 38
voted for and seven voted against the adoption of the bill.
The bill envisages about a year imprisonment and a fine worth 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
MPs from the French President's "Union for Popular Movement" (UMP)
party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed the bill which
aims at criminalizing denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" to
the legislative committee of the National Assembly in early December.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.