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    JAGLAND: HISTORY SHOULD BE LEFT TO HISTORIANS

    Today's Zaman
    Jan 23 2012
    Turkey

    As the French Senate on Monday debated a bill that seeks punishment
    for anyone who rejects the term â~@~\genocideâ~@~] as the appropriate
    description for the mass murders of Armenians in 1915, Council of
    Europe (CoE) Secretary-General Thorbjorn Jagland voiced disapproval
    of the bill, saying history should be left to the historians.

    Jagland, who attended the inauguration of a photo exhibition by the
    Anatolia news agency in Strasbourg, met with Deputy Prime Minister
    Bülent Arınç on the sidelines of the ceremony.

    When Arınç called on the Council of Europe to take action against the
    erosion of European values through moves such as the one in France,
    Jagland said he does not find it right for politicians to debate
    history as he believes history should be left to the historians.

    Jagland also said it is the duty of the Council of Europe to fight
    against the rising xenophobia and hatred in Europe.

    The photo exhibition opened by Anatolia at the Parliamentary Assembly
    of the Council of Europe (PACE) building in Strasbourg is titled
    â~@~\Somali'de Ä°nsan Olmakâ~@~] (Being Human in Somalia) and features
    photos from the country, which suffered the worst drought of the past
    60 years over the summer.



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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