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    TURKISH ENVOY LOBBIES AGAINST 'GENOCIDE' BILL

    Hurriyet Daily News, Turkey
    Jan 12 2012

    PARIS - Anatolia News Agency

    Turkey's Ambassador to France Tahsin Burcuoglu yesterday addressed the
    Socialist Group at the French Senate, saying approval of the Armenian
    "genocide" resolution would be a big blow to Turkish-French relations.

    Burcuoglu said the Armenian resolution was against freedom of
    expression and freedom of thought. The Socialists at the French Senate
    invited Burcuoglu so they could hear Turkey's views more closely
    before the Armenian resolution is placed on the agenda of the Senate
    on Jan. 23.

    Burcuoglu gave detailed information to the French Socialists on the
    incidents of 1915. The Socialist group also listened to Armenia's
    ambassador to France in a separate meeting.

    France recognized the 1915 killings as genocide in 2001, but the new
    bill would punish anyone who denies this with a year in jail and a
    fine of 45,000 euros.

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