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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE APPARENTLY A LUCRATIVE DEAL FOR FRENCH PRESIDENTS
National Turk English
http://www.nationalturk.com/en/armenian-genocide-apparently-a-lucrative-deal-for-french-presidents-21429
July 10 2012
French presidents have a habit to abuse alleged Armenian genocide for
political gains. Sarkozy successor new French president Hollande aims
putting Armenian genocide bill back on table.
Paris / NationalTurk - After bilateral ties between Turkey and
France had decreased to a level of total rupture as Erdogan tried
not to capitulate during Sarkozy-era. After Sarkozy lost French
presidential elections and Francois Hollande became new president it
was heralded as a positive sign for French Turkish relations since
Hollande administration initial approach to Armenian genocide bill
looked like as Turkey had wished to be. But looks can be deceiving...
France Turkey relations have a hard time to recover due to Armenian
genocide claims Turkey has brought an end to its sanctions against
France following Hollande's positive approach toward Turkey in a
restoration of ties that had been severly damaged under the rule of
former French leader Nicholas Sarkozy.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to end eight
measures against France - mostly military - Decision came after
Erdogan met with Hollande for the first time in Brazil at an UN
meeting last month.
Better the devil you know ! New French president follows in the
footsteps of Sarkozy France prepare to present a new law criminalising
the denial of the alleged Armenian genocide in fall 2012, the head of a
group representing Armenians in France stated a day after Ankara issued
cautious messages on the latest developments. New French President
Francois Hollande supports the idea of putting a new bill on the table
to penalise denial of the 1915 events as genocide despite regenerating
Turkey-France relations after previous Turkish frustration and
diplomatic ultimatoms at a similar attempt by Hollande's predecessor
Sarkozy, nicknamed in Turkey as Sarkozyan while he was running after
Armenian vote during the election period. He failed miserably..
Armenian genocide draft bill : A standing dish at French parliament
Co-president of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of
France (CCAF), Franck Papazian told Agence France-Presse he would meet
with French President Francois Hollande later in July to re-discuss
the Armenian genocide bill, ' which will be prepared by the French
government and proposed in the autumn.' Hollande confirmed plans for
a new draft law criminalizing denial of the alleged Armenian genocide
in France on 7 July.
Elaborating on Hollande's remarks yesterday in Ankara, Turkish
President Abdullah Gul said that in his bilateral meeting with the
new French president, they agreed to move Turkish-French relations
forward and strengthen ties while taking mutual interests into
account. Turkey will follow the consequences, Abdullah Gul added,
adding that they would not act on speculation.
Turkey concerned new French president's political motives over Armenian
Genocide Political motives urge the new French president to take action
for supporting a new law criminalizing the denial of Armenian genocide
allegations in the shadow of 1915 incidents, Turkish European Union
Minister Egemen BagıÅ~_ expressed yesterday. ' As the rate of the
votes Mr. Hollande received in elections is close to the number of
votes he could not collect, he may be seeking to expand his political
ground,' BagıÅ~_ stated. Turkey will now closely observe the number
of steps to be taken by France, he continued.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry is also paying more attention to a
statement from French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius made in a meeting
between the two countries' foreign ministers on July 5 in Paris. During
the joint press conference, Fabius recalled that an earlier attempt to
criminalize the denial of the Armenian genocide claims was annulled by
the French Constitutional Council and severely hurt bilateral relations
between France and Turkey. Laurent Fabius added that a fresh attempt
in FrenchParliament would mean experiencing such bitter times again.
National Turk English
http://www.nationalturk.com/en/armenian-genocide-apparently-a-lucrative-deal-for-french-presidents-21429
July 10 2012
French presidents have a habit to abuse alleged Armenian genocide for
political gains. Sarkozy successor new French president Hollande aims
putting Armenian genocide bill back on table.
Paris / NationalTurk - After bilateral ties between Turkey and
France had decreased to a level of total rupture as Erdogan tried
not to capitulate during Sarkozy-era. After Sarkozy lost French
presidential elections and Francois Hollande became new president it
was heralded as a positive sign for French Turkish relations since
Hollande administration initial approach to Armenian genocide bill
looked like as Turkey had wished to be. But looks can be deceiving...
France Turkey relations have a hard time to recover due to Armenian
genocide claims Turkey has brought an end to its sanctions against
France following Hollande's positive approach toward Turkey in a
restoration of ties that had been severly damaged under the rule of
former French leader Nicholas Sarkozy.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to end eight
measures against France - mostly military - Decision came after
Erdogan met with Hollande for the first time in Brazil at an UN
meeting last month.
Better the devil you know ! New French president follows in the
footsteps of Sarkozy France prepare to present a new law criminalising
the denial of the alleged Armenian genocide in fall 2012, the head of a
group representing Armenians in France stated a day after Ankara issued
cautious messages on the latest developments. New French President
Francois Hollande supports the idea of putting a new bill on the table
to penalise denial of the 1915 events as genocide despite regenerating
Turkey-France relations after previous Turkish frustration and
diplomatic ultimatoms at a similar attempt by Hollande's predecessor
Sarkozy, nicknamed in Turkey as Sarkozyan while he was running after
Armenian vote during the election period. He failed miserably..
Armenian genocide draft bill : A standing dish at French parliament
Co-president of the Coordinating Council of Armenian Organizations of
France (CCAF), Franck Papazian told Agence France-Presse he would meet
with French President Francois Hollande later in July to re-discuss
the Armenian genocide bill, ' which will be prepared by the French
government and proposed in the autumn.' Hollande confirmed plans for
a new draft law criminalizing denial of the alleged Armenian genocide
in France on 7 July.
Elaborating on Hollande's remarks yesterday in Ankara, Turkish
President Abdullah Gul said that in his bilateral meeting with the
new French president, they agreed to move Turkish-French relations
forward and strengthen ties while taking mutual interests into
account. Turkey will follow the consequences, Abdullah Gul added,
adding that they would not act on speculation.
Turkey concerned new French president's political motives over Armenian
Genocide Political motives urge the new French president to take action
for supporting a new law criminalizing the denial of Armenian genocide
allegations in the shadow of 1915 incidents, Turkish European Union
Minister Egemen BagıÅ~_ expressed yesterday. ' As the rate of the
votes Mr. Hollande received in elections is close to the number of
votes he could not collect, he may be seeking to expand his political
ground,' BagıÅ~_ stated. Turkey will now closely observe the number
of steps to be taken by France, he continued.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry is also paying more attention to a
statement from French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius made in a meeting
between the two countries' foreign ministers on July 5 in Paris. During
the joint press conference, Fabius recalled that an earlier attempt to
criminalize the denial of the Armenian genocide claims was annulled by
the French Constitutional Council and severely hurt bilateral relations
between France and Turkey. Laurent Fabius added that a fresh attempt
in FrenchParliament would mean experiencing such bitter times again.