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WASHINGTON WANTS TO SEE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN FRANCE AND TURKEY - STATE DEPARTMENT
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January 25, 2012 | 12:45
Washington wants to see good relations between France and Turkey,
said spokesperson for State Department Victoria Nuland.
During the Tuesday briefing, she commented on bill criminalizing
genocide denial adopted by the French Senate.
"Well, you know that our views on these issues are very well known.
They are unchanged. We have shared with the Government of France our
views and how we have chosen to handle this issue," she said.
Nuland stressed it is "a matter between Turkey and France" adding
that Washington wants to see good relations between them.
"They are both allies of the United States, and that's our message
to both sides," she added.
With a vote of 127 in favor and 86 against, France's Senate passed
Monday the bill that criminalizes the denial of the genocides which
this country has formally recognized, including the Armenian Genocide.
This bill sets a one-year prison sentence plus a 45-thousand-Euro fine
for anyone who denies these genocides. According to the regulations,
the French President will ratify it within fifteen days of the Senate's
decision. And Turkey had announced earlier that if the bill were to
pass, it will impose a number of sanctions against France.
news.am
January 25, 2012 | 12:45
Washington wants to see good relations between France and Turkey,
said spokesperson for State Department Victoria Nuland.
During the Tuesday briefing, she commented on bill criminalizing
genocide denial adopted by the French Senate.
"Well, you know that our views on these issues are very well known.
They are unchanged. We have shared with the Government of France our
views and how we have chosen to handle this issue," she said.
Nuland stressed it is "a matter between Turkey and France" adding
that Washington wants to see good relations between them.
"They are both allies of the United States, and that's our message
to both sides," she added.
With a vote of 127 in favor and 86 against, France's Senate passed
Monday the bill that criminalizes the denial of the genocides which
this country has formally recognized, including the Armenian Genocide.
This bill sets a one-year prison sentence plus a 45-thousand-Euro fine
for anyone who denies these genocides. According to the regulations,
the French President will ratify it within fifteen days of the Senate's
decision. And Turkey had announced earlier that if the bill were to
pass, it will impose a number of sanctions against France.