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    DEPUTY SPEAKER: AZERBAIJAN TO REMAIN CLOSE TO TURKEY

    Trend
    Jan 30 2012
    Azerbaijan

    The issue of the French Senate adopting a law criminalizing the denial
    of the so-called "Armenian Genocide" is still on the Azerbaijani
    parliament's agenda, Vice Speaker Bahar Muradova said at a press
    conference today.

    "The Azerbaijani government and the parliament continue efforts
    to prevent the final adoption of the law taking into account its
    forthcoming consideration by the French Constitutional Court,"
    Muradova said.

    "We are categorically against the law, which embodies a historic
    injustice," she said. "Unfortunately, the law was presented upon French
    President Nicolas Sarkozy's initiative, and was adopted by parliament."

    The Azerbaijani parliament adopted an appeal to French MPs on Dec. 30.

    Vice Speaker stressed that Azerbaijan perceives any actions against
    Turkey's interests as those directed against it.

    "We advise those who follow whether Azerbaijan supports Turkey or
    not to do useless work," she said. "Azerbaijan was always and will
    be close to Turkey."

    Previously, Turkish media tried to diminish Azerbaijan's reaction
    to the law criminalizing the denial of the genocide adopted by the
    French parliament.

    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.

    The Lower House of the French Parliament adopted a bill criminalizing
    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".




    From: A. Papazian
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