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FRANCE URGES TURKEY TO RECOGNIZE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Ynetnews
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4132548,00.html
Oct 7 2011
Israel
Published: 10.07.11, 11:44 / Israel News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged Turkey to recognize the
1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Sarkozy
told Friday's news conference in the Armenian capital that Turkey's
refusal to do so would force France to change its law and make such
denial a criminal offense.
The killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire
has been the main barrier to reconciliation with Turkey. Armenians
have long fought to persuade other governments to call the killings
a genocide. Turkey rejects the label and says the death toll is
inflated. (AP)
Ynetnews
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4132548,00.html
Oct 7 2011
Israel
Published: 10.07.11, 11:44 / Israel News
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has urged Turkey to recognize the
1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide. Sarkozy
told Friday's news conference in the Armenian capital that Turkey's
refusal to do so would force France to change its law and make such
denial a criminal offense.
The killing of up to 1.5 million Armenians under the Ottoman Empire
has been the main barrier to reconciliation with Turkey. Armenians
have long fought to persuade other governments to call the killings
a genocide. Turkey rejects the label and says the death toll is
inflated. (AP)