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TURKEY'S ARGUMENTS AGAINST GENOCIDE BILL UNTENABLE - ARMENIAN FM
NEWS.am
January 16, 2012 | 14:38
YEREVAN.- Turkey's arguments against adoption of a Genocide bill by
the French Senate are untenable, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian told journalists on Monday.
"The arguments presented by the Turkish side are weak, to put
it mildly," he said. According to him, the Turkish side states
adoption of the bill can hamper normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations. However, the major obstacle is Turkey's position.
Moreover, Turkey's arguments on economic interests and interconnection
between the bill and Ankara's possible role in the region are hints
at corruption, not only blackmail.
French parliament adopted on December 22 a bill criminalizing genocide
denials, including the Armenian Genocide. The bill will be debated
by French Senate on January 23.
NEWS.am
January 16, 2012 | 14:38
YEREVAN.- Turkey's arguments against adoption of a Genocide bill by
the French Senate are untenable, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward
Nalbandian told journalists on Monday.
"The arguments presented by the Turkish side are weak, to put
it mildly," he said. According to him, the Turkish side states
adoption of the bill can hamper normalization of the Armenian-Turkish
relations. However, the major obstacle is Turkey's position.
Moreover, Turkey's arguments on economic interests and interconnection
between the bill and Ankara's possible role in the region are hints
at corruption, not only blackmail.
French parliament adopted on December 22 a bill criminalizing genocide
denials, including the Armenian Genocide. The bill will be debated
by French Senate on January 23.