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March 26 2011
Turkey's attempts to advance Genocide denial policy failed at Paris Book Fair
March 26, 2011 | 02:23
After the incident at the recent Paris Book Fair, where booklets
denying the Armenian Genocide were distributed, the French Bureau of
the Armenian Cause issued a statement strongly condemning such actions
are unacceptable in France, `Nouvelles dArménie' reports.
On March 20, `Nor serund' union of Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnaktsutyun met with the Commissioner-General of the book fair and
protested against the spread of this controversial book. Due to the
union's rapid response, it was removed from the stand of the Ministry
of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.
On March 21, the delegation of the French Bureau of the Armenian Cause
visited the office and met with the leadership of the Book Fair to
convey the concerns of the Armenian community.
As it was a cultural event held under the auspices of French Ministry
of Culture and Communication of France, the French Bureau sent a
letter to French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand. The Bureau
asked a meeting to discuss this issue and consider appropriate
measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
In parallel, the Bureau conducted a campaign to draw 343 French
senators' attention to urgent need for the law criminalizing denial of
Armenian Genocide. They asked the senators to vote for a bill passed
by the National Assembly and blocked in the Senate in 2006.
From: A. Papazian
March 26 2011
Turkey's attempts to advance Genocide denial policy failed at Paris Book Fair
March 26, 2011 | 02:23
After the incident at the recent Paris Book Fair, where booklets
denying the Armenian Genocide were distributed, the French Bureau of
the Armenian Cause issued a statement strongly condemning such actions
are unacceptable in France, `Nouvelles dArménie' reports.
On March 20, `Nor serund' union of Armenian Revolutionary Federation
Dashnaktsutyun met with the Commissioner-General of the book fair and
protested against the spread of this controversial book. Due to the
union's rapid response, it was removed from the stand of the Ministry
of Culture and Tourism of Turkey.
On March 21, the delegation of the French Bureau of the Armenian Cause
visited the office and met with the leadership of the Book Fair to
convey the concerns of the Armenian community.
As it was a cultural event held under the auspices of French Ministry
of Culture and Communication of France, the French Bureau sent a
letter to French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand. The Bureau
asked a meeting to discuss this issue and consider appropriate
measures to prevent such incidents in the future.
In parallel, the Bureau conducted a campaign to draw 343 French
senators' attention to urgent need for the law criminalizing denial of
Armenian Genocide. They asked the senators to vote for a bill passed
by the National Assembly and blocked in the Senate in 2006.
From: A. Papazian