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FRANCE OPPOSES OPENING TURKISH CONSULATES
Today's Zaman
Feb 24 2012
Turkey
France has opposed the opening of Turkish consulates in the French
cities of Bordeaux and Nantes as Turkey has suspended political and
military ties with France in the face of the approval of a bill by
the French Parliament penalizing the denial of the "Armenian genocide."
Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul Deputy Osman Koruturk
submitted a motion concerning the establishment of Turkish consulates
in Bordeaux and Nantes to the Parliamentary Speaker's Office to be
answered by Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday.
Koruturk recalled that in addition to Turkish consulates in Paris,
Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg, Turkey decided to open two consulates
in Nantes and Bordeaux cities to facilitate transactions for Turkish
citizens, and the talks between Turkish and French officials were
almost completed.
"Is it true that Turkey officially applied to France for the
establishment of the consulates in Bordeaux and Nantes before the
French Constitutional Council announces its decision on the denial
bill, and it has been rejected by the French government?" Koruturk
asked "Why has the government applied to France for the establishment
of consulates that means improvement of bilateral relations after
announcing that Turkey will impose political sanctions on France?"
Underlining that this stance contradicts statements coming from the
government, Koruturk claimed that this situation proves that the
government's sanctions on France are just claptrap.
Today's Zaman
Feb 24 2012
Turkey
France has opposed the opening of Turkish consulates in the French
cities of Bordeaux and Nantes as Turkey has suspended political and
military ties with France in the face of the approval of a bill by
the French Parliament penalizing the denial of the "Armenian genocide."
Republican People's Party (CHP) İstanbul Deputy Osman Koruturk
submitted a motion concerning the establishment of Turkish consulates
in Bordeaux and Nantes to the Parliamentary Speaker's Office to be
answered by Foreign Affairs Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Wednesday.
Koruturk recalled that in addition to Turkish consulates in Paris,
Lyon, Marseille and Strasbourg, Turkey decided to open two consulates
in Nantes and Bordeaux cities to facilitate transactions for Turkish
citizens, and the talks between Turkish and French officials were
almost completed.
"Is it true that Turkey officially applied to France for the
establishment of the consulates in Bordeaux and Nantes before the
French Constitutional Council announces its decision on the denial
bill, and it has been rejected by the French government?" Koruturk
asked "Why has the government applied to France for the establishment
of consulates that means improvement of bilateral relations after
announcing that Turkey will impose political sanctions on France?"
Underlining that this stance contradicts statements coming from the
government, Koruturk claimed that this situation proves that the
government's sanctions on France are just claptrap.