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TURKISH ANALYST WARNS HIS COUNTRY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY
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January 25, 2012 | 12:53
ISTANBUL. - In his new article in Turkey's Posta daily, leading
Turkish journalist and analyst Mehmet Ali Birand reflected on the
French Senate's passing of the bill that criminalizes the denial of
genocides, including the Armenian Genocide, and noted that whatever
happened has happened and that Turkey must now concentrate on 2015,
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
"No matter how severely we react, it is all the same; Sarkozy attained
his goal. With this, Sarkozy killed several birds [with one stone].
Prior to the [French presidential] elections, he prevented the Armenian
votes from going to the socialists, and, as a president who comes
across against Turkey, he took the extreme right wing to his side,"
Birand noted, stressing that all Senate members, who took the floor,
accepted that Turkey was guilty, and that simply the criminalization
bill was discussed.
The Turkish journalist also wrote that both France and the entire world
accept that genocide was committed, and that they solely examine as
to how the deniers should be punished.
Mehmet Ali Birand also advised Turkey to beware 2015. "The Armenians
will launch a huge worldwide campaign in connection with the 100th
anniversary of the Genocide. Our current reactions must be calculated
in such way that we are able to give a correct answer in 2015. Our
present-day extreme measures will isolate us. [And] Let us not forget
that the US is next. [And] There could be Germany, or Spain, on the
next day. We must decide now as to what we need to do at that time,"
Birand noted, adding that Turkish PM Erdogan's reaction was correct
this time.
To note, 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. And these are the Armenian
Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust. 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 | 12:53
ISTANBUL. - In his new article in Turkey's Posta daily, leading
Turkish journalist and analyst Mehmet Ali Birand reflected on the
French Senate's passing of the bill that criminalizes the denial of
genocides, including the Armenian Genocide, and noted that whatever
happened has happened and that Turkey must now concentrate on 2015,
the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
"No matter how severely we react, it is all the same; Sarkozy attained
his goal. With this, Sarkozy killed several birds [with one stone].
Prior to the [French presidential] elections, he prevented the Armenian
votes from going to the socialists, and, as a president who comes
across against Turkey, he took the extreme right wing to his side,"
Birand noted, stressing that all Senate members, who took the floor,
accepted that Turkey was guilty, and that simply the criminalization
bill was discussed.
The Turkish journalist also wrote that both France and the entire world
accept that genocide was committed, and that they solely examine as
to how the deniers should be punished.
Mehmet Ali Birand also advised Turkey to beware 2015. "The Armenians
will launch a huge worldwide campaign in connection with the 100th
anniversary of the Genocide. Our current reactions must be calculated
in such way that we are able to give a correct answer in 2015. Our
present-day extreme measures will isolate us. [And] Let us not forget
that the US is next. [And] There could be Germany, or Spain, on the
next day. We must decide now as to what we need to do at that time,"
Birand noted, adding that Turkish PM Erdogan's reaction was correct
this time.
To note, 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. And these are the Armenian
Genocide and the Jewish Holocaust. 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.