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    Hurriyet, Turkey
    Jan 4 2012


    Turkish ambassador set to return to Paris

    ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News

    The Turkish ambassador to France is set to return to Paris within days
    to coordinate Turkey's efforts to prevent the passing of a
    controversial bill in the French Senate penalizing the denial of
    Armenian genocide allegations.

    Diplomatic sources did not say when Tahsin BurcuoÄ?lu will begin his
    work in Paris but said his return will not be delayed. French
    Parliament passed the bill Dec. 22, but the Senate and the president
    must approve the bill before it can be implemented. If the bill
    passes, those who publicly deny Armenian genocide allegations face a
    fine of 45,000 euros and a year in prison. After the bill passed in
    French Parliament, Turkey withdrew its ambassador for consultations.
    The French Parliament and Senate will resume its work by Jan. 10 and
    will recess Feb. 22 for presidential elections. If the Senate decides
    not to put the bill on its agenda, the legislation will be annulled
    according to French laws.

    Meanwhile, an open letter to French President Nicolas Sarkozy written
    by three former students of a French high school in Istanbul was
    published yesterday in daily Hürriyet.

    Melisa Atassi, Nil EyüboÄ?lu and Sian Kesova said the law penalizing
    the denial of Armenians' claims of genocide was in clear contradiction
    to the values of France that has been a guarantor of fundamental
    freedoms. `We don't understand why the French legislature is
    interfering in this issue,' said the letter. A Turkish cyber group
    however hacked French politician Patrick Devedjian's website in
    protest of the recent French bill.
    January/04/2012


    From: Baghdasarian
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