TURKISH PREMIER EXPRESSES HIS GRATITUDE TO FRENCH SENATORS
Anadolu Agency
Jan 31 2012
Turkey
ANKARA (A.A) -January 31, 2012 -Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said Tuesday [31 January] that he would like to express his
gratitude to French senators who signed to appeal the law penalizing
denial of the Armenian allegations on the Ottoman era incidents of
1915 adopted at the French Senate.
Signatures of 65 MPs and 72 senators have been collected to appeal
the law at the French Constitutional Council.
Replying to questions of reporters, Erdogan said that he believed
that senators and MPs did what should be done.
French senators appealed the law at the French Constitutional Council
on Tuesday.
The council is expected to make public its decision within a month.
The law penalizes denial of the Armenian allegations with a prison
term of one year and a fine of 45 thousand euros.
From: Baghdasarian
Anadolu Agency
Jan 31 2012
Turkey
ANKARA (A.A) -January 31, 2012 -Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip
Erdogan said Tuesday [31 January] that he would like to express his
gratitude to French senators who signed to appeal the law penalizing
denial of the Armenian allegations on the Ottoman era incidents of
1915 adopted at the French Senate.
Signatures of 65 MPs and 72 senators have been collected to appeal
the law at the French Constitutional Council.
Replying to questions of reporters, Erdogan said that he believed
that senators and MPs did what should be done.
French senators appealed the law at the French Constitutional Council
on Tuesday.
The council is expected to make public its decision within a month.
The law penalizes denial of the Armenian allegations with a prison
term of one year and a fine of 45 thousand euros.
From: Baghdasarian