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FRENCH SENATE PASSES 'GENOCIDE DENIAL' BILL
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January 23, 2012 10:05 pm
By Hugh Carnegy in Paris and Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
France was braced for a new round of reprisals by Turkey after the
upper house of parliament voted on Monday night in favour of a law
making a crime to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in 1915
was genocide, similar to denial of the Nazi holocaust.
Ankara reacted furiously to the law when it was passed by the National
Assembly, the lower house, in December, withdrawing its ambassador
from Paris and freezing military and political co-operation with its
Nato ally.
The Senate vote ensured that the legislation, which includes up to a
year in prison and a ~@45,000 fine for those found guilty, can enter
into force.
"Our society should take action against negationists," said Patrick
Ollier, minster for parliamentary relations, when he opened the debate
in the Senate, which passed the law by 127 votes to 86.
Turkey vehemently denies that the massacre of Armenians, in what was
then the eastern frontiers of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, amounted
to a genocide.
It has threatened "permanent sanctions" against France in response
to the genocide bill, even though Ankara, which has a customs union
with the EU, cannot block imports of French goods. There have been
suggestions that French companies will lose out in important new
contract bids, such as for nuclear energy development and work on
the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Laurent Bili, French ambassador, complained to the Turkish press
over the weekend that Turkish authorities had already subjected the
embassy-owned Charles de Gaulle school in Ankara to tax inspections.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, said ahead of the
vote that he might never return to France if the legislation was
passed. He described the bill as "entirely against freedom of thought"
and "mere electioneering".
Mr Erdogan's government, which has grown in confidence on the world
stage, has brushed aside a letter sent last week by Nicolas Sarkozy,
French president, that argued the measure was aimed at no particular
state.
Mr Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, the main opposition Socialist
challenger in the coming presidential election, have both backed
the law. They have been accused by Turkish protesters of doing so to
court votes from France's 500,000-strong Armenian community.
But Alain Juppe, the foreign minister, has stated his opposition,
calling it unnecessary. France already has a law passed in 2001
proclaiming the Armenian killings as genocide.
In a sign that a rift with Paris could affect wider ties with the EU,
Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey foreign minister, stayed away from a Brussels
meeting on Syria with the bloc's foreign ministers on Monday, to work
on the Turkish response to the Senate vote.
Some EU officials are privately aghast at a dispute they fear could
further rock the already troubled relationship with Brussels at a
time when co-operation with Turkey on the Middle East is at a premium.
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January 23, 2012 10:05 pm
French Senate passes =91genocide denial=92 bill
By Hugh Carnegy in Paris and Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
France was braced for a new round of reprisals by Turkey after the upper
house of parliament voted on Monday night in favour of a law making a crime
to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 was genocide, similar to
denial of the Nazi holocaust.
Ankara reacted furiously to the law
when
it was passed by the National Assembly, the lower house, in December,
withdrawing its ambassador from Paris and freezing military and political
co-operation with its Nato ally.
The Senate vote ensured that the legislation, which includes up to a year
in prison and a =8045,000 fine for those found guilty, can enter into force=
.
=93Our society should take action against negationists,=94 said Patrick Oll=
ier,
minster for parliamentary relations, when he opened the debate in the
Senate, which passed the law by 127 votes to 86.
Turkey vehemently denies that the massacre of Armenians, in what was then
the eastern frontiers of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, amounted to a
genocide.
It has threatened =93permanent sanctions=94 against France in response to t=
he
genocide bill, even though Ankara, which has a customs union with the EU,
cannot block imports of French goods. There have been suggestions that
French companies will lose out in important new contract bids, such as for
nuclear energy development and work on the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Laurent Bili, French ambassador, complained to the Turkish press over the
weekend that Turkish authorities had already subjected the embassy-owned
Charles de Gaulle school in Ankara to tax inspections.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey=92s prime minister, said ahead of the vote tha=
t
he might never return to France if the legislation was passed. He described
the bill as =93entirely against freedom of thought=94 and =93mere electione=
ering=94.
Mr Erdogan=92s government, which has grown in confidence on the world
stage,
has brushed aside a letter sent last week by Nicolas Sarkozy, French
president, that argued the measure was aimed at no particular state.
Mr Sarkozy and Fran=E7ois Hollande, the main opposition Socialist challenge=
r
in the coming presidential election, have both backed the law. They have
been accused by Turkish protesters of doing so to court votes from France=
=92s
500,000-strong Armenian community.
But Alain Jupp=E9, the foreign minister, has stated his opposition, calling
it unnecessary. France already has a law passed in 2001 proclaiming the
Armenian killings as genocide.
In a sign that a rift with Paris could affect wider ties with the EU, Ahmet
Davutoglu, Turkey foreign minister, stayed away from a Brussels meeting on
Syria with the bloc=92s foreign ministers on Monday, to work on the Turkish
response to the Senate vote.
Some EU officials are privately aghast at a dispute they fear could further
rock the already troubled relationship with Brussels at a time when
co-operation with Turkey on the Middle East is at a premium.
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y 23, 2012 10:05 pm
French Senate passes =91genocide denial=92 bill
By Hugh Carnegy in Paris and Daniel Dombey in Is=
tanbul
France was braced for a new round of reprisals by Turkey after the upper=
house of parliament voted on Monday night in favour of a law making a crim=
e to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 was genocide, similar =
to denial of the Nazi holocaust.
Ankara reacted furiously to the law when it was passed by t=
he National Assembly, the lower house, in December, withdrawing its ambassa=
dor from Paris and freezing military and political co-operation with its Na=
to ally.
The Senate vote ensured that the legislation, =
which includes up to a year in prison and a =8045,000 fine for those found =
guilty, can enter into force.
=93Our society should take action against negationists,=94 said Patrick =
Ollier, minster for parliamentary relations, when he opened the debate in t=
he Senate, which passed the law by 127 votes to 86.
Turkey vehemently denies that the massacre of Armenians, in what was the=
n the eastern frontiers of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, amounted to a geno=
cide.
It has threatened =93permanent sanctions=94 against France in response t=
o the genocide bill, even though Ankara, which has a customs union with the=
EU, cannot block imports of French goods. There have been suggestions that=
French companies will lose out in important new contract bids, such as for=
nuclear energy development and work on the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Laurent Bili, French ambassador, complained to the Turkish press over th=
e weekend that Turkish authorities had already subjected the embassy-owned =
Charles de Gaulle school in Ankara to tax inspections.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey=92s prime minister, said ahead of the vote =
that he might never return to France if the legislation was passed. He desc=
ribed the bill as =93entirely against freedom of thought=94 and =93mere ele=
ctioneering=94.
Mr Erdogan=92s government, which has grown in confidence on the world stage,=
has brushed aside a letter sent last week by Nicolas Sarkozy, French presi=
dent, that argued the measure was aimed at no particular state.
Mr Sarkozy and Fran=E7ois Hollande, the main opposition Socialist challe=
nger in the coming presidential election, have both backed the law. They ha=
ve been accused by Turkish protesters of doing so to court votes from Franc=
e=92s 500,000-strong Armenian community.
But Alain Jupp=E9, the foreign minister, has stated his opposition, call=
ing it unnecessary. France already has a law passed in 2001 proclaiming the=
Armenian killings as genocide.
In a sign that a rift with Paris could affect wider ties with the EU, Ah=
met Davutoglu, Turkey foreign minister, stayed away from a Brussels meeting=
on Syria with the bloc=92s foreign ministers on Monday, to work on the Tur=
kish response to the Senate vote.
Some EU officials are privately aghast at a dispute they fear could furt=
her rock the already troubled relationship with Brussels at a time when co-=
operation with Turkey on the Middle East is at a premium.
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January 23, 2012 10:05 pm
By Hugh Carnegy in Paris and Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
France was braced for a new round of reprisals by Turkey after the
upper house of parliament voted on Monday night in favour of a law
making a crime to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in 1915
was genocide, similar to denial of the Nazi holocaust.
Ankara reacted furiously to the law when it was passed by the National
Assembly, the lower house, in December, withdrawing its ambassador
from Paris and freezing military and political co-operation with its
Nato ally.
The Senate vote ensured that the legislation, which includes up to a
year in prison and a ~@45,000 fine for those found guilty, can enter
into force.
"Our society should take action against negationists," said Patrick
Ollier, minster for parliamentary relations, when he opened the debate
in the Senate, which passed the law by 127 votes to 86.
Turkey vehemently denies that the massacre of Armenians, in what was
then the eastern frontiers of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, amounted
to a genocide.
It has threatened "permanent sanctions" against France in response
to the genocide bill, even though Ankara, which has a customs union
with the EU, cannot block imports of French goods. There have been
suggestions that French companies will lose out in important new
contract bids, such as for nuclear energy development and work on
the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Laurent Bili, French ambassador, complained to the Turkish press
over the weekend that Turkish authorities had already subjected the
embassy-owned Charles de Gaulle school in Ankara to tax inspections.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey's prime minister, said ahead of the
vote that he might never return to France if the legislation was
passed. He described the bill as "entirely against freedom of thought"
and "mere electioneering".
Mr Erdogan's government, which has grown in confidence on the world
stage, has brushed aside a letter sent last week by Nicolas Sarkozy,
French president, that argued the measure was aimed at no particular
state.
Mr Sarkozy and Francois Hollande, the main opposition Socialist
challenger in the coming presidential election, have both backed
the law. They have been accused by Turkish protesters of doing so to
court votes from France's 500,000-strong Armenian community.
But Alain Juppe, the foreign minister, has stated his opposition,
calling it unnecessary. France already has a law passed in 2001
proclaiming the Armenian killings as genocide.
In a sign that a rift with Paris could affect wider ties with the EU,
Ahmet Davutoglu, Turkey foreign minister, stayed away from a Brussels
meeting on Syria with the bloc's foreign ministers on Monday, to work
on the Turkish response to the Senate vote.
Some EU officials are privately aghast at a dispute they fear could
further rock the already troubled relationship with Brussels at a
time when co-operation with Turkey on the Middle East is at a premium.
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January 23, 2012 10:05 pm
French Senate passes =91genocide denial=92 bill
By Hugh Carnegy in Paris and Daniel Dombey in Istanbul
France was braced for a new round of reprisals by Turkey after the upper
house of parliament voted on Monday night in favour of a law making a crime
to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 was genocide, similar to
denial of the Nazi holocaust.
Ankara reacted furiously to the law
when
it was passed by the National Assembly, the lower house, in December,
withdrawing its ambassador from Paris and freezing military and political
co-operation with its Nato ally.
The Senate vote ensured that the legislation, which includes up to a year
in prison and a =8045,000 fine for those found guilty, can enter into force=
.
=93Our society should take action against negationists,=94 said Patrick Oll=
ier,
minster for parliamentary relations, when he opened the debate in the
Senate, which passed the law by 127 votes to 86.
Turkey vehemently denies that the massacre of Armenians, in what was then
the eastern frontiers of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, amounted to a
genocide.
It has threatened =93permanent sanctions=94 against France in response to t=
he
genocide bill, even though Ankara, which has a customs union with the EU,
cannot block imports of French goods. There have been suggestions that
French companies will lose out in important new contract bids, such as for
nuclear energy development and work on the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Laurent Bili, French ambassador, complained to the Turkish press over the
weekend that Turkish authorities had already subjected the embassy-owned
Charles de Gaulle school in Ankara to tax inspections.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey=92s prime minister, said ahead of the vote tha=
t
he might never return to France if the legislation was passed. He described
the bill as =93entirely against freedom of thought=94 and =93mere electione=
ering=94.
Mr Erdogan=92s government, which has grown in confidence on the world
stage,
has brushed aside a letter sent last week by Nicolas Sarkozy, French
president, that argued the measure was aimed at no particular state.
Mr Sarkozy and Fran=E7ois Hollande, the main opposition Socialist challenge=
r
in the coming presidential election, have both backed the law. They have
been accused by Turkish protesters of doing so to court votes from France=
=92s
500,000-strong Armenian community.
But Alain Jupp=E9, the foreign minister, has stated his opposition, calling
it unnecessary. France already has a law passed in 2001 proclaiming the
Armenian killings as genocide.
In a sign that a rift with Paris could affect wider ties with the EU, Ahmet
Davutoglu, Turkey foreign minister, stayed away from a Brussels meeting on
Syria with the bloc=92s foreign ministers on Monday, to work on the Turkish
response to the Senate vote.
Some EU officials are privately aghast at a dispute they fear could further
rock the already troubled relationship with Brussels at a time when
co-operation with Turkey on the Middle East is at a premium.
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Januar=
y 23, 2012 10:05 pm
French Senate passes =91genocide denial=92 bill
By Hugh Carnegy in Paris and Daniel Dombey in Is=
tanbul
France was braced for a new round of reprisals by Turkey after the upper=
house of parliament voted on Monday night in favour of a law making a crim=
e to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in 1915 was genocide, similar =
to denial of the Nazi holocaust.
Ankara reacted furiously to the law when it was passed by t=
he National Assembly, the lower house, in December, withdrawing its ambassa=
dor from Paris and freezing military and political co-operation with its Na=
to ally.
The Senate vote ensured that the legislation, =
which includes up to a year in prison and a =8045,000 fine for those found =
guilty, can enter into force.
=93Our society should take action against negationists,=94 said Patrick =
Ollier, minster for parliamentary relations, when he opened the debate in t=
he Senate, which passed the law by 127 votes to 86.
Turkey vehemently denies that the massacre of Armenians, in what was the=
n the eastern frontiers of the crumbling Ottoman Empire, amounted to a geno=
cide.
It has threatened =93permanent sanctions=94 against France in response t=
o the genocide bill, even though Ankara, which has a customs union with the=
EU, cannot block imports of French goods. There have been suggestions that=
French companies will lose out in important new contract bids, such as for=
nuclear energy development and work on the Nabucco gas pipeline project.
Laurent Bili, French ambassador, complained to the Turkish press over th=
e weekend that Turkish authorities had already subjected the embassy-owned =
Charles de Gaulle school in Ankara to tax inspections.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey=92s prime minister, said ahead of the vote =
that he might never return to France if the legislation was passed. He desc=
ribed the bill as =93entirely against freedom of thought=94 and =93mere ele=
ctioneering=94.
Mr Erdogan=92s government, which has grown in confidence on the world stage,=
has brushed aside a letter sent last week by Nicolas Sarkozy, French presi=
dent, that argued the measure was aimed at no particular state.
Mr Sarkozy and Fran=E7ois Hollande, the main opposition Socialist challe=
nger in the coming presidential election, have both backed the law. They ha=
ve been accused by Turkish protesters of doing so to court votes from Franc=
e=92s 500,000-strong Armenian community.
But Alain Jupp=E9, the foreign minister, has stated his opposition, call=
ing it unnecessary. France already has a law passed in 2001 proclaiming the=
Armenian killings as genocide.
In a sign that a rift with Paris could affect wider ties with the EU, Ah=
met Davutoglu, Turkey foreign minister, stayed away from a Brussels meeting=
on Syria with the bloc=92s foreign ministers on Monday, to work on the Tur=
kish response to the Senate vote.
Some EU officials are privately aghast at a dispute they fear could furt=
her rock the already troubled relationship with Brussels at a time when co-=
operation with Turkey on the Middle East is at a premium.
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