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  • ANKARA: Bagis: France Top Court Ruling Avoids Historic Mistake

    BAGIS: FRANCE TOP COURT RULING AVOIDS HISTORIC MISTAKE

    Anadolu Agency
    March 1 2012
    Turkey

    Turkey's European Union Minister and Chief Negotiator for accession
    talks Egemen Bagis has said the French Constitutional Council had
    averted "a historic mistake" by annulling a law that makes it a
    crime to deny Armenian allegations on the incidents of 1915 in the
    Ottoman Empire.

    "France had avoided a historic mistake. Wisdom prevailed over
    foolishness. This ruling is a declaration to the world that the French
    Constitutional Council cherished values of the French Revolution,
    the constitution and values of the French Republic," Bagis told the
    Anadolu Agency in London where he is set to hold a series of talks.

    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.

    Bagis expressed hope that the court ruling would avert similar future
    attempts which could hurt Turkish-French relations.

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