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TURKISH FM: TURKEY SUPPORTS FRANCE'S EXCLUSION FROM THE OSCE MINSK GROUP
Trend
Jan 28 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkey supports exclusion of France from the co-chairmansip of the
OSCE Minsk Group, since having adopted law criminalizing denial of
the so-called "Armenian genocide" Paris lost its objectivity, Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said with an interview to CNN Turk.
"Mr Sarkozy during his visit to the South Caucasus had been in Armenia
for 2 days while in Azerbaijan he spent just few hours. It is evidence
of his bias," Mr Davutoglu said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of
Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7
surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
The minister also added if France remains co-chair of the OSCE Minsk
group Turkey also should become a co-chair of this group.
Mr Davutoglu said the French co-chairmanship in this group is wrong
as this country lost its neutrality in this issue.
After eight hours of discussion, the Senate (upper chamber of the
French parliament) voted for adoption of the law criminalising denial
of the so called "Armenian genocide". Some 127 senators voted for,
while 86 against.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was preparing
new sanctions against France.
The Lower House of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalising
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" on Dec.22, 2011
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 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 criminalising 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.
From: A. Papazian
Trend
Jan 28 2012
Azerbaijan
Turkey supports exclusion of France from the co-chairmansip of the
OSCE Minsk Group, since having adopted law criminalizing denial of
the so-called "Armenian genocide" Paris lost its objectivity, Turkish
Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said with an interview to CNN Turk.
"Mr Sarkozy during his visit to the South Caucasus had been in Armenia
for 2 days while in Azerbaijan he spent just few hours. It is evidence
of his bias," Mr Davutoglu said.
The conflict between the two South Caucasus countries began in 1988
when Armenia made territorial claims against Azerbaijan. Armenian
armed forces have occupied 20 percent of
Azerbaijan since 1992, including the Nagorno-Karabakh region and 7
surrounding districts.
Azerbaijan and Armenia signed a ceasefire agreement in 1994. The
co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group - Russia, France, and the U.S. -
are currently holding the peace negotiations.
Armenia has not yet implemented the U.N. Security Council's four
resolutions on the liberation of the Nagorno-Karabakh and the
surrounding regions.
The minister also added if France remains co-chair of the OSCE Minsk
group Turkey also should become a co-chair of this group.
Mr Davutoglu said the French co-chairmanship in this group is wrong
as this country lost its neutrality in this issue.
After eight hours of discussion, the Senate (upper chamber of the
French parliament) voted for adoption of the law criminalising denial
of the so called "Armenian genocide". Some 127 senators voted for,
while 86 against.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was preparing
new sanctions against France.
The Lower House of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalising
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" on Dec.22, 2011
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 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 criminalising 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.
From: A. Papazian