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FRANCE OPPOSES OPENING OF TURKISH CONSULATES IN BORDEAUX, NANTES
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 25, 2012 - 15:26 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - 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 Paris over the adoption of the bill
criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
According to Today's Zaman, Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul
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 earlier this week.
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.
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 25, 2012 - 15:26 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - 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 Paris over the adoption of the bill
criminalizing denial of the Armenian Genocide.
According to Today's Zaman, Republican People's Party (CHP) Istanbul
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 earlier this week.
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.