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TURKEY WILL CONTINUE TO IMPOSE ITS 8-POINT SANCTIONS AGAINST FRANCE - TURKISH PM
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
January 10, 2012 | 13:13
During a joint press conference with his Norwegian counterpart Jens
Stoltenberg, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reflected on regional
issues, with the French National Assembly's passing of the bill that
criminalizes the denial of genocides, including the Armenian Genocide.
Turkey's PM noted that the Armenian bill was expected to enter the
French Senate on January 23. "Turkey will continue to impose its
eight-point sanctions against France. In addition, there is a reaction
against the bill from within France. Collaborating with these circles,
we will explain to Sarkozy's authorities that these problems must
be solved by the assistance of historians," Erdogan said, Turkish
Dunyabulteni website informs.
In the Turkish PM's words, the companies which have made investments
in Turkey are concerned over this matter, too. "We will meet with
French businessmen and remind the Senate about our sensitivity toward
this problem. This is our shared problem. If the process continues,
it could cause serious problems," Recep Tayyip Erdogan added.
To note, the French National Assembly passed, on December 22, the
bill that criminalizes the denial of genocides. But the bill still
needs to be approved by the French Senate to become a law. The bill
sets a one-year prison sentence plus a 45-thousand-Euro fine for
anyone who denies genocides. And in reprisal to the passage of this
bill, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey's eight-point
sanctions against France. Also, Erdogan accused French President
Nicolas Sarkozy of "provoking Islamophobia" for election purposes,
and accused France of committing genocide against the Algerians.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
January 10, 2012 | 13:13
During a joint press conference with his Norwegian counterpart Jens
Stoltenberg, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan reflected on regional
issues, with the French National Assembly's passing of the bill that
criminalizes the denial of genocides, including the Armenian Genocide.
Turkey's PM noted that the Armenian bill was expected to enter the
French Senate on January 23. "Turkey will continue to impose its
eight-point sanctions against France. In addition, there is a reaction
against the bill from within France. Collaborating with these circles,
we will explain to Sarkozy's authorities that these problems must
be solved by the assistance of historians," Erdogan said, Turkish
Dunyabulteni website informs.
In the Turkish PM's words, the companies which have made investments
in Turkey are concerned over this matter, too. "We will meet with
French businessmen and remind the Senate about our sensitivity toward
this problem. This is our shared problem. If the process continues,
it could cause serious problems," Recep Tayyip Erdogan added.
To note, the French National Assembly passed, on December 22, the
bill that criminalizes the denial of genocides. But the bill still
needs to be approved by the French Senate to become a law. The bill
sets a one-year prison sentence plus a 45-thousand-Euro fine for
anyone who denies genocides. And in reprisal to the passage of this
bill, Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Turkey's eight-point
sanctions against France. Also, Erdogan accused French President
Nicolas Sarkozy of "provoking Islamophobia" for election purposes,
and accused France of committing genocide against the Algerians.