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Jan 7 2012
Turks protest French genocide bill in New York
Sat 07 January 2012 06:06 GMT | 8:06 Local Time
Protest held in NYC over France's Armenian bill.
A group of Turkish people gathered in front of the French Consulate in
New York on January 5 to protest the French genocide bill, which would
criminalize the denial of Armenian allegations regarding 1915
incidents.
The protest action, which was organized by the Young Turks
Association, featured around 20 people waving Turkish and US flags as
they chanted "shame on France".
Mehves Sonmez, Vice President of the Northeast Region at the Assembly
of Turkish American Associations, moved to the United States 23 years
ago.
She maintained that the bill was both "unfair" and "illegal," and that
numerous attempts by the Turkish government to discuss what had
happened were rejected:
"The Turkish government are always asking Armenia to open the books,
let's discuss on both sides," she said. "But they never open the
books... we never can discuss archives and what is the truth."
Anadolu
Jan 7 2012
Turks protest French genocide bill in New York
Sat 07 January 2012 06:06 GMT | 8:06 Local Time
Protest held in NYC over France's Armenian bill.
A group of Turkish people gathered in front of the French Consulate in
New York on January 5 to protest the French genocide bill, which would
criminalize the denial of Armenian allegations regarding 1915
incidents.
The protest action, which was organized by the Young Turks
Association, featured around 20 people waving Turkish and US flags as
they chanted "shame on France".
Mehves Sonmez, Vice President of the Northeast Region at the Assembly
of Turkish American Associations, moved to the United States 23 years
ago.
She maintained that the bill was both "unfair" and "illegal," and that
numerous attempts by the Turkish government to discuss what had
happened were rejected:
"The Turkish government are always asking Armenia to open the books,
let's discuss on both sides," she said. "But they never open the
books... we never can discuss archives and what is the truth."
Anadolu