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TURKISH MINISTER ONCE AGAIN THREATENED HOLLANDE
ARMENPRESS
14 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS: The concern on possible new bill
criminalizing the denial of Armenian Genocide in France continues in
Turkey. Armenpress reports calling euroactive.com website that Minister
for European Union affairs and chief negotiator of Turkey Egemen Bagis
after the statement of Francois Hollande again published an article
on Turkish-French relations calling French President not repeat the
"mistakes" of previous Government.
Bagis mentioned that Turkey always considered France as its friend
country and cooperated with it but the bill criminalizing the denial of
Armenian Genocide "takes under shadow" that friendship. He announced
once again that Turkey is ready to create a board of historians with
Armenia on order to study the events of 1915.
"We can understand the interest of France towards the events of 1915
taking into consideration that France is a Co-Chair country in OSCE
Minsk Group and Armenian community in France" mentioned Bagis hoping
that the mistakes of the past would not be repeated. The Minister
also mentioned that Turkey does its best to keep the relations with
France in good atmosphere and believes that France will also make
all efforts in this direction.
"We hope that Hollande's Government will not repeat the mistakes of
the previous Government. If theses mistakes are repeated, nobody will
have a benefit from it" summarized the Turk Minister.
ARMENPRESS
14 July, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, JULY 14, ARMENPRESS: The concern on possible new bill
criminalizing the denial of Armenian Genocide in France continues in
Turkey. Armenpress reports calling euroactive.com website that Minister
for European Union affairs and chief negotiator of Turkey Egemen Bagis
after the statement of Francois Hollande again published an article
on Turkish-French relations calling French President not repeat the
"mistakes" of previous Government.
Bagis mentioned that Turkey always considered France as its friend
country and cooperated with it but the bill criminalizing the denial of
Armenian Genocide "takes under shadow" that friendship. He announced
once again that Turkey is ready to create a board of historians with
Armenia on order to study the events of 1915.
"We can understand the interest of France towards the events of 1915
taking into consideration that France is a Co-Chair country in OSCE
Minsk Group and Armenian community in France" mentioned Bagis hoping
that the mistakes of the past would not be repeated. The Minister
also mentioned that Turkey does its best to keep the relations with
France in good atmosphere and believes that France will also make
all efforts in this direction.
"We hope that Hollande's Government will not repeat the mistakes of
the previous Government. If theses mistakes are repeated, nobody will
have a benefit from it" summarized the Turk Minister.