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TURKEY DISCONTINUE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE SANCTIONS ON FRANCE
National Turk
June 21 2012
Turkey announced it will discontinue sanctions on France over bill
criminalizing denial of the events of 1915 as genocide after former
French President Sarkozy's attempted to pass it.
Istanbul / NationalTurk - Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and new
French President Francois Hollande agreed to turn new page after
Sarkozy-era deterioration in relations, especially after Turkey had
applied a series of sanctions on France following the French Senate's
approval last December of a bill criminalizing the denial of so-called
Armenian genocide claims for the events of 1915.
France's Constitutional Court- France's top constitutional court - then
overturned the Armenian Genocide bill, preventing it from becoming law
and Sarkozy faced defeat in the French presidential elections earlier
this year. Sarkozy was replaced by Francois Hollande, despite trying
hard to gain the Armenian vote in France.
Turkish-French relations deteriorated under Hollande's predecessor
Nicolas Sarkozy(an) was in power, who angered Turkey when he tried
his luck at the upcoming elections with a bill to criminalise denial
of the events of 1915.
Turkey to drop sanctions on France over Armenia
The move to lift the sanctions on France was based on Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's orders, Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu
declared during an interview on Turkish Tv.
Turkey praised the positive attitude adopted by the new French
president Hollande toward relations with Ankara administration,
stating that sanctions imposed on France would no longer be applied.
Newly elected French President Francois Hollande promised to open a
"new page" in Turkey-France relations, which hit a low over French
objections to Turkey's bid to join the EU and controversial legislation
alteration in France seeking to criminalize denying the Armenian
genocide on French soil.
Erdogan Holland Meeting in Brazil opens a new page in Turkey France
Relations
On Wednesday, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan met with his French
counterpart Hollande on the sidelines of a UN meeting in Brazil,
when the two leaders agreed to turn a "new page" in Turkish French
relations.
' We can see that Mr. President Francois Hollande has the will to
work through issues,' FM Davutoglu expressed, defining the future of
Hollande's presidency in France as a new page in bilateral relations
between Turkey and France.
Turkey France Relations to be restored after Erdogan Hollande meeting
Turkey had recalled its ambassador to Paris and put an end to all
bilateral and international cooperation on political basis with France,
including projects running under the European Union. Military contracts
were also canceled and ports were closed to French Navy ships.
Tayyip Erdogan also invited Francois Hollande to make the first
official visit to Turkey by a French president for 20 years, and
received a positive response from him.
National Turk
June 21 2012
Turkey announced it will discontinue sanctions on France over bill
criminalizing denial of the events of 1915 as genocide after former
French President Sarkozy's attempted to pass it.
Istanbul / NationalTurk - Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan and new
French President Francois Hollande agreed to turn new page after
Sarkozy-era deterioration in relations, especially after Turkey had
applied a series of sanctions on France following the French Senate's
approval last December of a bill criminalizing the denial of so-called
Armenian genocide claims for the events of 1915.
France's Constitutional Court- France's top constitutional court - then
overturned the Armenian Genocide bill, preventing it from becoming law
and Sarkozy faced defeat in the French presidential elections earlier
this year. Sarkozy was replaced by Francois Hollande, despite trying
hard to gain the Armenian vote in France.
Turkish-French relations deteriorated under Hollande's predecessor
Nicolas Sarkozy(an) was in power, who angered Turkey when he tried
his luck at the upcoming elections with a bill to criminalise denial
of the events of 1915.
Turkey to drop sanctions on France over Armenia
The move to lift the sanctions on France was based on Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan's orders, Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu
declared during an interview on Turkish Tv.
Turkey praised the positive attitude adopted by the new French
president Hollande toward relations with Ankara administration,
stating that sanctions imposed on France would no longer be applied.
Newly elected French President Francois Hollande promised to open a
"new page" in Turkey-France relations, which hit a low over French
objections to Turkey's bid to join the EU and controversial legislation
alteration in France seeking to criminalize denying the Armenian
genocide on French soil.
Erdogan Holland Meeting in Brazil opens a new page in Turkey France
Relations
On Wednesday, Turkey's Prime Minister Erdogan met with his French
counterpart Hollande on the sidelines of a UN meeting in Brazil,
when the two leaders agreed to turn a "new page" in Turkish French
relations.
' We can see that Mr. President Francois Hollande has the will to
work through issues,' FM Davutoglu expressed, defining the future of
Hollande's presidency in France as a new page in bilateral relations
between Turkey and France.
Turkey France Relations to be restored after Erdogan Hollande meeting
Turkey had recalled its ambassador to Paris and put an end to all
bilateral and international cooperation on political basis with France,
including projects running under the European Union. Military contracts
were also canceled and ports were closed to French Navy ships.
Tayyip Erdogan also invited Francois Hollande to make the first
official visit to Turkey by a French president for 20 years, and
received a positive response from him.