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  • ANKARA: Turkish FM Welcomes French Court'S Move To Overturn Genocide

    TURKISH FM WELCOMES FRENCH COURT'S MOVE TO OVERTURN GENOCIDE DENIAL LAW

    Anadolu Agency
    Feb 28 2012
    Turkey

    Ankara: 28 February: The Turkish Foreign Ministry said Tuesday [28
    February] that the French Constitutional Council "corrected a grave
    error" by annulling a law that makes it a crime to deny Armenian
    allegations on the incidents of 1915 in the Ottoman Empire.

    "We are glad to note that a grave error was corrected by the most
    competent judicial authority in France. We consider the annulment of
    the law as a step in line with freedom of expression and research,
    rule of law and the principles of international law and against the
    politicisation of history in France," the ministry said in a statement.

    The statement said the law was a one-sided initiative aiming to
    prohibit any challenge of the Armenian views concerning a painful
    period in Turkish and Armenian common history.

    "It is preferable that, on controversial historical issues, third
    countries adopt an impartial approach encouraging dialogue and
    resolution between the concerned parties, rather than make imprudent
    and prejudicial interventions.

    "We hope that, from now on, France will adopt a constructive approach
    so that this controversy between Turkey and Armenia is addressed on a
    just and scholarly basis and she will provide contributions supporting
    the resolution of the issue, rather than deepening it. Such an approach
    will contribute to the development of the Turkish-French relationship
    in the direction it deserves and in all fields," the statement said.

    The French Constitutional Council ruled on Tuesday that the law was
    a violation the freedom of expression and communication.

    The law, which penalizes denial of the Armenian allegations with
    one-year prison term and fine of 45 thousand euros, had brought
    relations between Turkey and France to a standstill and it had drawn
    fierce criticisms from French historians and intellectuals as well.

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