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AZERBAIJANI FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES ITS CONCERN TO FRENCH AMBASSADOR OVER "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE" BILL
Trend
Jan 19 2012
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called in French Ambassador Gabriel
Keller who met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf
Khalafov, the Ministry said on Thursday.
The ambassador was informed that French Senate's consideration of the
bill criminalizing the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide"
scheduled for Jan.23 raises Azerbaijan's serious concern and adoption
of this bill may negatively affect regional processes.
The ambassador noted he supports the settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan. The ambassador also said he will inform the
French government on Azerbaijan's position in this issue.
Lower Chamber of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalizing
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
Some 45 out of 577 French MPs participated in the voting, while 38
voted for and seven voted against the adoption of the bill.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine worth 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
In response to this decision Turkey announced that it freezes all
diplomatic relations with France.
MPs from the French President's "Union for Popular Movement" (UMP)
party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed the bill which
aims at criminalising denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" to
the legislative committee of the National Assembly in early December.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.
Trend
Jan 19 2012
Azerbaijan
The Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry called in French Ambassador Gabriel
Keller who met with Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf
Khalafov, the Ministry said on Thursday.
The ambassador was informed that French Senate's consideration of the
bill criminalizing the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide"
scheduled for Jan.23 raises Azerbaijan's serious concern and adoption
of this bill may negatively affect regional processes.
The ambassador noted he supports the settlement of the
Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict within the territorial
integrity of Azerbaijan. The ambassador also said he will inform the
French government on Azerbaijan's position in this issue.
Lower Chamber of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalizing
the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
Some 45 out of 577 French MPs participated in the voting, while 38
voted for and seven voted against the adoption of the bill.
The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine worth 45,000
euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".
In response to this decision Turkey announced that it freezes all
diplomatic relations with France.
MPs from the French President's "Union for Popular Movement" (UMP)
party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed the bill which
aims at criminalising denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" to
the legislative committee of the National Assembly in early December.
Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
- Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
by the parliaments of several countries.