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SARKOZY ADVISES ERDOGAN TO ADMIT THE PAST
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 20, 2012 - 15:16 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - President of France Nicolas Sarkozy issued a
message to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the
forthcoming debate of the bill criminalizing genocide denial by the
French Senate, according to Hurriyet.
Sarkozy noted that the draft law pursues no personal interests.
"France hopes that debate of the bill will have no impact on
Ankara-Paris ties. It is not easy to come to terms with history,
but France managed to overcome the barrier and admit its mistakes,"
the message reads.
On December 22, 2011, French National Assembly passed a bill
criminalizing public denial of the Armenian Genocide. If passed and
signed into law by the Senate, the bill would impose a 45,000 euro
fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime
against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.
PanARMENIAN.Net
January 20, 2012 - 15:16 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - President of France Nicolas Sarkozy issued a
message to Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan regarding the
forthcoming debate of the bill criminalizing genocide denial by the
French Senate, according to Hurriyet.
Sarkozy noted that the draft law pursues no personal interests.
"France hopes that debate of the bill will have no impact on
Ankara-Paris ties. It is not easy to come to terms with history,
but France managed to overcome the barrier and admit its mistakes,"
the message reads.
On December 22, 2011, French National Assembly passed a bill
criminalizing public denial of the Armenian Genocide. If passed and
signed into law by the Senate, the bill would impose a 45,000 euro
fine and a year in prison for anyone in France who denies this crime
against humanity committed by the Ottoman Empire.