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"DEBATE IN FRENCH SENATE ON ARMENIAN BILL IS BEYOND A TURKISH-ARMENIAN DEBATE"
Anadolu Agency
Jan 20 2012
Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the debate on a bill
(criminalizing denial of Armenian allegations on 1915 incidents) at
French Senate in coming days would be beyond a Turkish-Armenian debate.
It is also beyond a third country's intervening in relations between
two countries, added Davutoglu who held a joint press conference with
South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan in
Ankara on Friday.
Regarding a letter sent by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Turkish
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Davutoglu said that Turkey's stance
was clear, and none of the letters would change Turkey's views.
Sarkozy in his letter expressed hope that the bill would not
deteriorate the rooted relations between Turkey and France.
Before anything else, we expect Mr. Sarkozy, his party and French
Senate to be respectful to European values, said Davutoglu.
A third party's intervening in history of two countries is not right
and fair, said Davutoglu, adding that moreover, eliminating people's
freedom of thought and attempting to punish people for their thoughts
meant to ignore the most basic principles of modern society.
Noting that Sarkozy should face with his own values and history,
Davutoglu also called on French senators to reconsider the bill.
A committee with the French parliament approved on Wednesday an
amendment that may avert a debate at the Senate floor on a bill
which makes it a crime to deny Armenian allegations on the Ottoman
era incidents of 1915.
The bill is set to come to the Senate floor next Monday but French
Senate members could vote to uphold the Legislations Committee's
decision and drop the bill off the agenda without debating it.
The bill, which got the approval of the lower house of the French
parliament, makes denial of Ottoman era incidents of 1915 punishable
in France with a prison term of one year and a fine of 45,000 euro.
A similar bill -- proposed by the Socialist Party -- was approved in
2006 by the lower house but the Senate rejected to debate the bill
last May when it upheld the committee's decision back then.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
Anadolu Agency
Jan 20 2012
Turkey
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that the debate on a bill
(criminalizing denial of Armenian allegations on 1915 incidents) at
French Senate in coming days would be beyond a Turkish-Armenian debate.
It is also beyond a third country's intervening in relations between
two countries, added Davutoglu who held a joint press conference with
South Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Kim Sung-hwan in
Ankara on Friday.
Regarding a letter sent by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Turkish
Premier Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Davutoglu said that Turkey's stance
was clear, and none of the letters would change Turkey's views.
Sarkozy in his letter expressed hope that the bill would not
deteriorate the rooted relations between Turkey and France.
Before anything else, we expect Mr. Sarkozy, his party and French
Senate to be respectful to European values, said Davutoglu.
A third party's intervening in history of two countries is not right
and fair, said Davutoglu, adding that moreover, eliminating people's
freedom of thought and attempting to punish people for their thoughts
meant to ignore the most basic principles of modern society.
Noting that Sarkozy should face with his own values and history,
Davutoglu also called on French senators to reconsider the bill.
A committee with the French parliament approved on Wednesday an
amendment that may avert a debate at the Senate floor on a bill
which makes it a crime to deny Armenian allegations on the Ottoman
era incidents of 1915.
The bill is set to come to the Senate floor next Monday but French
Senate members could vote to uphold the Legislations Committee's
decision and drop the bill off the agenda without debating it.
The bill, which got the approval of the lower house of the French
parliament, makes denial of Ottoman era incidents of 1915 punishable
in France with a prison term of one year and a fine of 45,000 euro.
A similar bill -- proposed by the Socialist Party -- was approved in
2006 by the lower house but the Senate rejected to debate the bill
last May when it upheld the committee's decision back then.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress