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    TURKEY NOT IN HURRY WITH ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST FRANCE

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    Jan 26 2012
    Azerbaijan

    Turkey is not in a hurry with economic sanctions against France,
    as the law criminalising denial of the so called "Armenian genocide"
    adopted by the country's Senate is not the final decision of Paris on
    this issue, TRT Haber TV Channel quotes Turkish Deputy Prime Minister
    Ali Babacan as saying on Thursday.

    "Turkey has taken wait-and-see attitude toward issue of economic
    sanctions against France," he said.

    Mr Babacan said Turkey keeps watch on developments over "Armenian
    genocide" law and the country's further steps will depend on the
    decision of Paris on this issue.

    After eight hours of discussion, the Senate (upper chamber of the
    French parliament) voted for adoption of the law criminalising denial
    of the so called "Armenian genocide". Some 127 senators voted for,
    while 86 against.

    Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was preparing
    new sanctions against France.

    The Lower House of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalising
    the denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" on Dec.22, 2011

    The bill demands about a year's imprisonment and a fine of 45,000
    euros for denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide".

    MPs from the French President's Union for Popular Movement (UMP)
    party which has the parliamentary majority, proposed the bill which
    aims at criminalising denial of the so-called "Armenian genocide" to
    the legislative committee of the National Assembly in early December.

    Armenia and the Armenian lobby claim that the predecessor of the Turkey
    - Ottoman Empire had committed the 1915 genocide against the Armenians
    living in Anadolu, and achieved recognition of the "Armenian Genocide"
    by the parliaments of several countries.

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