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TURKISH MP: CHANGE "PARIS" TO "KHOJALY" STREET (AND OTHER SUGGESTIONS)
http://www.armenianow.com/genocide/35450/khojaly_karabakh_genocide_turkish_national_movemen t
Genocide | 09.02.12 | 12:50
Photo: www.wikipedia.org
In what appears to be continued reaction to debate stirred up by
France's ongoing discussions on a bill criminalizing denial of the
Armenian Genocide, a Turkish Parliament Member is suggesting that
Turkey adopt a law "recognizing the Khojaly genocide".
(Khojalu was a flashpoint in the early days of the Karabakh war. Azeri
sympathizers claim that on February 26, 1992, Armenian forces
indiscriminately killed more than 600 citizens, including civilians and
took more than 1,000 hostages. The Armenian side disputes the charges.)
MP Sinan Ogan's press office reports that the Turkish National Movement
Party deputy's bill "also envisages erecting of the memorial to
the genocide victims in such Turkish cities as Kars, Ardahan, Agri,
Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Kocaeli and Manisa".
Finally, Ogan proposes that a street in Ankara named "Paris" be
changed to "Khojaly Street".
http://www.armenianow.com/genocide/35450/khojaly_karabakh_genocide_turkish_national_movemen t
Genocide | 09.02.12 | 12:50
Photo: www.wikipedia.org
In what appears to be continued reaction to debate stirred up by
France's ongoing discussions on a bill criminalizing denial of the
Armenian Genocide, a Turkish Parliament Member is suggesting that
Turkey adopt a law "recognizing the Khojaly genocide".
(Khojalu was a flashpoint in the early days of the Karabakh war. Azeri
sympathizers claim that on February 26, 1992, Armenian forces
indiscriminately killed more than 600 citizens, including civilians and
took more than 1,000 hostages. The Armenian side disputes the charges.)
MP Sinan Ogan's press office reports that the Turkish National Movement
Party deputy's bill "also envisages erecting of the memorial to
the genocide victims in such Turkish cities as Kars, Ardahan, Agri,
Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Kocaeli and Manisa".
Finally, Ogan proposes that a street in Ankara named "Paris" be
changed to "Khojaly Street".